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Published 11 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Acrobatic Team

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

GoodsCompetitive procedure with negotiation

Sectors: Chemical products (24)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)South West (UKK11)

Published estimate£3,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update39.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 22 Dec 2021awarded 7 Jun 2022

Awarded to Milliken Industrials Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Dyeing services · Dyes and pigments · Hydroxides for dyes and pigments · Zinc oxide and peroxide, titanium oxide, dyes and pigments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1DE&S invited potential providers to take part in a competition for the provision of…Awarded

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.

Delivery: East Midlands, South West · The DE&S Procurement team is based in Bristol. Product delivery is expected to be to RAF Scampton / RAF Waddington.

Extensions: There is an Option to extend for a further 2 years until 2027.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

24211000 Zinc oxide and peroxide, titanium oxide, dyes and pigments 24212600 Hydroxides for dyes and pigments 98316000 Dyeing services

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

Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: 11 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update: 8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-025187
Classification (CPV): Dyeing servicesDyes and pigmentsHydroxides for dyes and pigmentsZinc oxide and peroxide, titanium oxide, dyes and pigments
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF3)South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02eab2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE

Submission deadline: 22 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗

Timeline

29 Nov 2021 → 8 Sept 2022 · 4 dates

Next notice expected
29 Nov 2021
Submission deadline
22 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT
Invitations to tender expected
17 Jan 2022
Notice published
8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Nov 2021

Published value published: £3,000,000
22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Status changed to active
22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Procurement method changed
22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Deadline published: 22 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT
22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Buyer details updated
22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Buyer details updated
7 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
Status changed to complete
8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
Buyer details updated
8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextII.2.4) Description	These trials are expected to take place at RAF Scampton over a week in 2022 to be determined by the flying programme, and no earlier than w/c Monday 31 January 2022.	These trials are expected to take place at RAF Scampton over a week in 2022 to be determined by the flying programme, and no earlier than w/c Monday 28 February 2022.

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)

2021-10: 1 release · 11 Oct 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,807,4931 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jun 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Milliken Industrials LimitedProvision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Aerobatic Team	£1,807,493 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Aerobatic Team · Milliken Industrials Limited
Signed
7 Jun 2022
Value
£1,807,493
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Defence Equipment & SupportReview body Bristol
Defence Equipment and SupportReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Milliken Industrials LimitedAwarded supplier Beech Hill Plant, Gidlow Lane, Wigan, North West, WN6 8RN

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