Published date: 5 September 2023

Last edited date: 6 October 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 31 October 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Limestone - 44921300

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1 to £600,000

Procurement reference

tender_383532/1251157

Published date

5 September 2023

Closing date

31 October 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The authority has a requirement, under a call-off contract, for the provision of Service Pattern Memorials made from Portland stone (in best quality Basebed Portland stone), Karin Granite and Nebresina Limestone (or Nabresina Light) for deceased armed forces personnel. There may be circumstances where other materials and/or memorial dimensions maybe required. The requirement also includes the arrangement of dispatch and fixing of all memorials (both within and outside UK).

The approximate annual requirement is for 60 Portland headstones, 15 Karin Granite headstones and up to 25 Nabresina Limestone (or Nabresina Light) Urn Plot Markers per year although this could increase or decrease. The estimated total value excluding VAT is in between £1 GBP and £600,00 GBP. Full details of the requirement (including specifications for memorial sizes, shapes, carving of letters, service crests, regimental badges and religious emblems) can be found in the Statement of Requirement which is contained in the DEFFORM 47 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) document which is available in the Attachments Area on the Defence Sourcing Portal (see www.contracts.mod.uk) using project code 705616451. The contract duration is 24 months with the option for the authority, at its discretion, to extend the duration of the contract in monthly or annual increments up to a total of 48 months. It is a mandatory requirement that contractors are members of the National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) or an equivalent association and are registered on a nationally recognised fixing register such as the register of qualified memorial fixers (RQMF) or the British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons (BRAMM). No business what so ever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract, indeed there is no guarantee that any framework or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take apart in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position. Suppliers interested in this requirement should register on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) at https://contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html, where they will be able to access the tender documents using Project code 705616451, complete all questions and submit their tender documents via the DSP in accordance with the instructions in the DEFFORM 47 - ITT document by 10.00 a.m. on 31 Oct 2023. Any tender Clarification Questions should also be submitted through the DSP using the messaging facility.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Elisabeth Harding

Address

Innsworth House, Imjin Barracks, Gloucester
Gloucester
GL3 1HW
England

Telephone

03001584582

Email

Elizabeth.Harding784@mod.gov.uk

Website

https://www.contracts.mod.uk/