United Kingdom-Telford: Makeup kits

Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 087-169742/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Babcock DSG Limited
Postal address: Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Lauren Smith
Telephone: +44 1952673930
Email: Lauren.Smith2@babcockinternational.com
Nuts code: UKG21
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: IRM16/1242 — The Supply of Camouflage Face Paint.

Reference number: IRM16/1242
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 33711420
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
The Supply of Camouflage Face Paint NATO Stock Number: 6850998862850, Specification Number: UK/SC/5772 Issue 6.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1568000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKG21 Main site or place of performance:Telford and Wrekin.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Babcock DSG Limited, acting as agents for the UK Ministry of Defence, seeks to negotiate a single source Framework Agreement for a period of 4 years for the Supply of Camouflage Face Paint with BCB International Ltd. This item is codified to NATO Stock Number 6850-99-8862850, and is manufactured to MOD specification UK/SC/5772 Issue 6. The estimated contract value will be 1 568 000 GBP.
It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 32(2)(a) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) due to the UK Ministry of Defence receiving only one suitable request to participate in response to a Contract Notice, reference 2016/S 244-445116. In response to such Contract Notice, the UK Ministry of Defence received three requests to participate; however, in accordance with the applicable selection criteria, only one of these requests to participate was deemed to be suitable.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14) Additional information:
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication(in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)
IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2016/S 244-445116

Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: IRM16/1242
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2017-04-10
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: B.C.B. International Limited
Postal address: Units 7&8, Clydesmuir Road Industrial Estate, Tremorfa
Town: Cardiff
Postal code: CF24 2QS
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UKL22
The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:1568000.00
Currency:GBP
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

Advertising Regime OJEU: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-201753-DCB-10128849.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Babcock DSG Limited
Postal address: Building B15, MOD Donnington
Town: Telford
Postal code: TF2 8JT
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2017-05-03

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to
restricted procedure

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 32(2)(a) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) due to the UK Ministry of Defence As a result of receiving only 1 suitable request to participate in response to a Contract Notice, reference 2016/S 244-445116, Babcock DSG Limited, is switching from the Restrictred procedure to Negotiated procedure without prior call for competition. In response to such Contract Notice, the UK Ministry of Defence received three requests to participate; however, in accordance with the applicable selection criteria, only one of these requests to participate was deemed to be suitable.