Official UK procurement notice
7705616451-Provision and Fixing of Military Pattern Memorials for Armed Forces Personnel
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision and Fixing of Military Pattern Memorials for Armed Forces Personnel
- Recurrence: 24 or 48 months
CPV: Granite · Limestone
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A Contract has been awarded for the provision of Service Pattern Memorials made from…AwardedRenewal
A Contract has been awarded for the provision of Service Pattern Memorials made from Portland stone (in best quality Basebed Portland stone), Karin Granite and Nebresina Limestone 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 approximately 60 Portland headstones, 15 Karin Granite headstones and up to 25 Nabresina Limestone Urn Plot Markers per year although this could increase or decrease. The estimated total value excluding VAT is in between £1 GBP and £500,00 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 Contract document which is available Contracts Finder. 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). Additional information: This Contract has been awarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Most Economically Advantageous Tender as detailed in the Tender documents: 100
- Most Economically Advantageous Tender as detailed in the Tender documents: 100
Published award criteria (2)
- Most Economically Advantageous Tender as detailed in the Tender documents: 100
- Most Economically Advantageous Tender as detailed in the Tender documents: 100
- Suitability
Suppliers must be a member of the National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) or an equivalent trade association and must be 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).
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “7705616451-Provision and Fixing of Military Pattern Memorials for…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 24 or 48 months
- First published
- 5 Sept 2023, 11:05 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jan 2024, 15:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Oct 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000259- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fa08Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed in the ITT documents
Publisher note: This Contract has been awarded.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
Timeline
10 Oct 2023 → 4 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened10 Oct 2023, 10:00 BST
- Notice published4 Jan 2024, 15:50 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2023- Buyer details updated15 Sept 2023, 08:57 BST
- Status changed to complete4 Jan 2024, 15:50 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.4 and II.2.4 | — | Please note that where Nabresina Limestone is stated the authority will also accept Nabresina Light. All ITT documentation which is available on the DSP has been amended accordingly. | |
| — | TextII.2.4 | The approximate annual requirement is for 60 Portland headstones, 15 Karin Granite headstones and up to 25 Nabresina Limestone 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, regim… | The approximate annual requirement is for 60 Portland headstones, 15 Karin Granite headstones and up to 25 Nabresina Limestone 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, regim… |
Please not that where Nabresina Limestone has been stated that the Authority will also accept Nabresina Light. All ITT documentation available on the DSP has been amended accordingly.
As detailed in the replacement text, the Tender Return Date for this requirement has been amended to 10:00 am 31 October 2023.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-09: 1 release · 5 Sept 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Provision and Fixing of Military Pattern Memorials for Armed Forces Personnel
- Signed
- 3 Jan 2024
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Contract has been awarded for the provision of Service Pattern Memorials made from… | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £1 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Elisabeth HardingReview body
- MODReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Cerrig Granite and Slate LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria