IRM23/7640 - THE SUPPLY OF HAND TOOLS & ASSOCIATED ITEMS CAN CF

Contract summary

Industry

• Hand tools - 44511000

Location of contract

TF2 8JT

Value of contract

£60,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_398231/1396677

Published date

27 August 2024

Closing date

1 May 2024

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 August 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2027

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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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.

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More information

Attachments

• IRM23 7640 - Annex A to Schedule 2 Price List - Transparency.xlsx
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• IRM23 7640 Annex A to Clause 46.2 Novation - Transparency.pdf
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• IRM23 7640 SC2 Based Schedules 04 23 - Transparency.pdf
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• IRM23 7640 SC2 Based Terms and Conditions 09 23 - Transparency.pdf
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Award information

Awarded date

1 August 2024

Contract start date

1 August 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2027

Total value of contract

£60,000,000

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

Carwood Motor Units Ltd

Central Management Catalogue Agency (UK) Ltd

Joseph Gleave and Son Ltd

TW Engineering Co. Ltd

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About the buyer

Contact name

Justyna Chmura

Address

Building B15, MoD Donnington
Telford
TF2 8JT
England

Email

justyna.chmura@babcockinternational.com