Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
Contact
Justyna Chmura
justyna.chmura@babcockinternational.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Internet address(es)
Main 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
THE SUPPLY OF HAND TOOLS & ASSOCIATED ITEMS
Reference number
IRM23/7640
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44511000 - Hand tools
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Hand Tools, Power Tools, Pneumatic Tools and Associated Items with a duration of 3 Years with 1 Option Year.
This Contract is intended to include circa 4k items identified as being in scope.
The advertised contract value is £60 million including the Option Year.
All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and shall be informed of any required applicable compliance standards.
Tenderers shall be expected to provide items in accordance with designated Manufacturers/Supplier and Manufacturer’s Part Number (MPN).
The Contract shall be awarded to up to four (4) compliant Bidders who provide the most economically advantageous tender based on the basket of goods provided in Annex A to Schedule 2 - Price List and responses to the Social Values and Quality questions.
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added at Contract Award). Additional items will be added to resultant contract(s) following mini competitions between those Suppliers admitted to the framework(s) full details of how this will operate will be detailed within the tender documents.
The resulting contract shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as delivery and quality, and shall include remedies for poor performance.
The Contractor shall hold and maintain UKAS Accredited ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent certification at no additional expense to the Authority. The Authority is to be informed within 10 working days of any changes to certification, including changes to scope of activity during this period.
The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender (ITT).
Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by completing the PQQ. The PQQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the authority to down select, economic operators who will be invited to tender, only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion.
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: £60,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44511000 - Hand tools
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Hand Tools, Power Tools, Pneumatic Tools and Associated Items with a duration of 3 Years with 1 Option Year.
This Contract is intended to include circa 4k items identified as being in scope.
The advertised contract value is £60 million including the Option Year.
All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock Numbers and shall be informed of any required applicable compliance standards.
Tenderers shall be expected to provide items in accordance with designated Manufacturers/Supplier and Manufacturer’s Part Number (MPN).
The Contract shall be awarded to up to four (4) compliant Bidders who provide the most economically advantageous tender based on the basket of goods provided in Annex A to Schedule 2 - Price List and responses to the Social Values and Quality questions.
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items envisaged to be added at Contract Award). Additional items will be added to resultant contract(s) following mini competitions between those Suppliers admitted to the framework(s) full details of how this will operate will be detailed within the tender documents.
The resulting contract shall contain a set of Key Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as delivery and quality, and shall include remedies for poor performance.
The Contractor shall hold and maintain UKAS Accredited ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent certification at no additional expense to the Authority. The Authority is to be informed within 10 working days of any changes to certification, including changes to scope of activity during this period.
The Authority shall award the Contract in accordance with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation To Tender (ITT).
Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be submitted on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by completing the PQQ. The PQQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given within the PQQ and within each question. It is the intention of the authority to down select, economic operators who will be invited to tender, only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 80
Quality criterion - Name: Social Values / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
1 Option Year
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
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-035292
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
IRM23/7640
Title
THE SUPPLY OF HAND TOOLS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 August 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carwood Motor Units Ltd
Coventry
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG33 - Coventry
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £60,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
IRM23/7640
Title
THE SUPPLY OF HAND TOOLS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 August 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Central Management Catalogue Agency (UK) Ltd
Worcester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG12 - Worcestershire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £60,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
IRM23/7640
Title
The Supply of Hand Tools
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 August 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Joseph Gleave & Son Ltd
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £60,000,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
IRM23/7640
Title
The Supply of Hand Tools
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 August 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TW Engineering Co. Ltd
Ilkeston
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £60,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry Of Defense
Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
Country
United Kingdom