United Kingdom-Bristol: Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Acrobatic Team

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-025187/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Email: steven.thomas222@mod.gov.uk
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: Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Acrobatic Team
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 24200000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) competition for the supply of smoke dye for the RAF Aerobatic Team (the ‘Red Arrows’). The contract will run from 2022-2025 with options to extend for a further 2 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1807492.50
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 24211000
Main CPV code: 24212600
Main CPV code: 98316000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:The DE&S Procurement team is based in Bristol. Product delivery is expected to be to RAF Scampton / RAF Waddington.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DE&S invited potential providers to take part in a competition for the provision of aerobatic smoke dye for the RAF Aerobatics Team (the ‘Red Arrows’). The winning supplier was awarded a contract for the provision of dye until 2025 (i.e. a 3 year term), with options to extend for a further 2 years.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: There is an Option to extend for a further 2 years until 2027.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2021/S 000-025413
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 701577755
Title: Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Aerobatic Team

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-06-07
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Milliken Industrials Limited
Postal address: Beech Hill Plant, Gidlow Lane
Town: Wigan
Postal code: WN6 8RN
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:1807492.50
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Defence Equipment and Support
Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-09-08