Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
K280020732 Supply of Motorcycle Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is for transparency purposes only.
The DVSA have awarded a contract for the supply of motorcycle personal protective equipment via a negotiated procedure prior to publication in compliance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulation 32(2).
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £496,737.42
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The DVSA conducts 60,000 motorcycle riding tests a year for candidates wanting to obtain entitlement on their driving license to enable them to ride motorcycles on the public highway. DVSA staff will spend up to 8 hours a day on a motorbike to conduct the riding tests and require Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable them to perform the job safely.
DVSA is tendering to award a contract with a supplier that can supply a wide range of motorcycle clothing and Conformité Européene (CE) approved PPE, to include (but not limited to) jackets, trousers, boots, gloves, under-garments, motorcycle helmets, helmet accessories and branded hi-vis jackets, throughout Great Britain.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 40
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
Following a review of all bid submissions it was identified that there were issues with the proposals of all bidders that resulted in no compliant bid submissions. The issues were that all bidders failed to propose products that met the safety requirements outlined within the specification. The specification identified that all PPE must be supplied to CE and EN standards where applicable to meet the new E.U. regulations. As the PPE regulation 2016/425 impacts garments manufactured after 21 April 2019, many products were proposed that were manufactured against the regulations that were in place prior and therefore did not meet the required standards. There were also issues with the protective trousers and jacket, and the high-vis garments not meeting the required safety standards.
Therefore the Authority entered in to a negotiation without prior publication with the now contractor.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
K280020732
Title
Supply of Motorcycle Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nevis Marketing Limited
Hampshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £496,737.42
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Transport
London
Country
United Kingdom