Award

Defence Chart Printing and Fulfilment services

  • UK Hydrographic Office

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-036680

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-039485

Published 29 December 2022, 4:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Hydrographic Office

Admiralty Way

Taunton

TA1 2DN

Contact

Stuart Speer

Email

stuart.speer@ukho.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1823483865

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK23 - Somerset

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://ukho.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.ukho.gov.uk

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

Defence Chart Printing and Fulfilment services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79810000 - Printing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a one year minimum interim Contract for the supply of Defence related Chart Printing and fulfilment services for the UKHO. It is being set up to cover a business emergency situation whilst enabling a full competition to be run during 2023.

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: £184,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ32 - Southampton
Main site or place of performance

Southampton

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a one year minimum interim Contract for the supply of Defence related Chart Printing and Fulfilment services for the UKHO. It is being set up to cover a business emergency situation whilst enabling a full competition to be run during 2023.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

In accordance with Article 32.2.(c), the Contracting Authority, is seeking to place a single, interim, call off contract for Defence Chart printing and fulfilment services with a single economic operator, for a period of one year, only. This extremely urgent action is required, due to unforeseen circumstances, and where the UKHO is now closing down its current Print and Fulfilment facility, by January 2023, and will no longer be capable of providing this service, in-house. Unforeseen circumstances have arisen as planned alternative provider discussions failed leaving no time for tendering. Placing this interim call off contract now, will allow the Contracting Authority to be able to compete the full Defence Chart printing and fulfilment services, under a new FTS contract award notice, and for a much longer period i.e. over an estimated 3 years. At the same time, the UKHO continues operating, and also continues to meet its Safety of Life at Sea and operational responsibilities to the Royal Navy, by having its safety critical, sea navigational charts printed and delivered to Royal Navy users

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Hobbs the Printers Limited

Brunel Road

Totton

SO40 3WX

Email

g.bromley@hobbs.uk.com

Telephone

+44 2380664800

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ32 - Southampton
National registration number

00422132

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £184,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £184,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=746908670" target="_blank">https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=746908670

GO Reference: GO-20221229-PRO-21840785

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Hydrographic Office

Admiralty Way

Taunton

TA1 2DN

Email

stuart.speer@ukho.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1823483865

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

As address above in Section Vi.4.1

Taunton

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

As above in Section Vi.4.2

Taunton

Country

United Kingdom