Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UK Hydrographic Office
Admiralty Way
Taunton
TA1 2DN
Contact
Stuart Speer
Telephone
+44 1823484444
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK23 - Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=697788820
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=697788820
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Publication Storage and Fulfilment Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The UKHO has a 3-year requirement for the provision of publications storage and fulfilment services. Tenderers shall be required to store, raise sales orders, handle and scrap goods, as well as provide express delivery services for these publications ensuring that they are available for collection from site, and also deliver via the UKHO's distribution channel partners to its end customers.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK23 - Somerset
Main site or place of performance
Somerset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UKHO has a 3-year requirement for the provision of publications storage and fulfilment services. Tenderers shall be required to store, raise sales orders, handle and scrap goods, as well as provide express delivery services for these publications ensuring that they are available for collection from site, and also deliver via the UKHO's distribution channel partners to its end customers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Specification compliance / Weighting: 60
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Pricing for Storage, Sales Orders, Handling and Scrappage services / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Pricing for Express Delivery services / Weighting: 10
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Note that this is a reducing demand requirement. However, these service will continue to require renewing during early 2025, if the option year is not invoked.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
A single further option year is included with this requirement and which goes beyond the current Contract period
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Please refer to the ITT documents
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Tenderers shall be jointly and severally liable
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Please refer to the ITT documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please refer to the ITT documents
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
26 July 2022
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
26 July 2022
Local time
11:00am
Place
Taunton
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
Tenders are sealed bids and only able to be opened by UKHO Procurement staff handling this requirement
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: May 2025
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Taunton:-Storage-and-warehousing-services./7UG8VTNS9A
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7UG8VTNS9A
GO Reference: GO-2022614-PRO-20310890
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
UKHO
Admiralty Way
Taunton
TA1 2DN
Telephone
+44 1823483865
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UKHO
Admiralty Way
Taunton
TA1 2DN
Telephone
+44 1823483865
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UKHO
Admiralty Way
Taunton
TA1 2DN
Telephone
+44 1823483865
Country
United Kingdom