Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks (RTFL)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Rough Terrain Forklift (RTFL)
CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Air Commodities Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") intends…
The Air Commodities Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority") intends to extend the existing In-Service Support contract ASCOMM5/1172 - Supply of Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks (RTFL) with Finning UK Ltd for an additional 12 months, moving the contract expiry date from May 6th, 2021 to May 6th 2022.
Finning UK Ltd are the existing supplier for this requirement and the The extension of ASCOMM5/1172 will enable the Authority's current equipment, consisting of 11 x Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks to continue to be supported within the original scope of the Contract. The extension has an estimated value of £0.156M.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008554- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Considering timescales and the complexity of the requirement, if the contract were not be extended in this instance, it is likely a gap in technical knowledge and capability would jeopardise the safe operation of the fleet of vehicles and would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting Authority.
The Authority continues with its intent to conduct a competitive procurement activity for the long term requirement, which is anticipated to be awarded prior to the completion of the extended period of performance.
It is considered that the contract can be extended in accordance with Article 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015):
72.—(1) Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:—
(b)for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor—
(ii)would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority,
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finning (UK) Ltd.Subcontracting: declared | £156,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008554-2021-1 · Finning (UK) Ltd.
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2021
- Value
- £156,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Ministry of DefenceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Finning UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.