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Published 1 Dec 2023, 12:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ballistic Body Armour · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: This award notice is submitted on behalf of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£800,000≈ £160k / year
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2024awarded 28 May 2024
Awarded to Mehler Vario System GmbH
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This awarded contract is for the provision of Ballistic Body Armour for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary in collaboration with Thames Valley Police who together form part of the Joint Operations Unit (JOU) and share in the need for the purchase of Ballistic Body Armour.

CPV: For emergency · For the police force · Garments for anti-ballistic protection · Police uniforms · Protective and safety clothing · Support equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The JOU require approximately 300 Ballistic Body Armour in the first year of the contractAwardedRenewal 5 yrs

The JOU require approximately 300 Ballistic Body Armour in the first year of the contract. Any further purchases will be on an ad hoc bases based on Officer needs and new recruitment requirements.

Contract period: 1 May 2024 – 30 Apr 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: There are 5 available annual extension periods on a 1+1+1+1+1 basisVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality (40%) & trial (50%) phase: 90%
  • price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality (40%) & trial (50%) phase: 90%
  • Price: 10%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Dec 2023, 12:24 GMT
Last source update
7 Aug 2024, 14:16 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
HC20796
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024876
Classification (CPV)
For emergencyFor the police forceGarments for anti-ballistic protectionPolice uniformsProtective and safety clothingSupport equipment
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0420f7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
5 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jan 2024 → 7 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    7 Aug 2024, 14:16 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jun 2024, 09:11 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Jun 2024, 09:11 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextAward of Contract · VWithin Section V, it stipulated that the Contract was awarded. As detailed in the additional information, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are wishing to decline to make an award.Hampshire & Isle of Wight are declining to make an award.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has declined to make an award to the winning supplier under this open procedure route published on 01.12.2023. This is in line with paragraph 29.6 within the Invitation to Tender to "terminate the procurement process at any time and for any reason without awarding a contract".

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £224,7501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mehler Vario System GmbH£224,750 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

This award notice is submitted on behalf of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityGeneral public services EII Court, Winchester, South EastContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria