UK-Taunton: Printing services.

Preliminary Questions
This notice is published by:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
UK Hydrographic Office
Admiralty Way, Taunton, TA1 2DN, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1823483865, Email: stuart.speer@ukho.gov.uk
Contact: Stuart Speer
Main Address: https://ukho.gov.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ukho.gov.uk
NUTS Code: UKK23

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Defence


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Defence Chart Printing and Fulfilment services.
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
79810000 - Printing services.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short Description: This is a one year minimum interim Contract for the supply of Defence related Chart Printing and fulfilment services for the UKHO. It is being set up to cover a business emergency situation whilst enabling a full competition to be run during 2023.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 184,000
Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
Not provided

II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKJ32 Southampton


II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
This is a one year minimum interim Contract for the supply of Defence related Chart Printing and Fulfilment services for the UKHO. It is being set up to cover a business emergency situation whilst enabling a full competition to be run during 2023.

II.2.5) Award criteria
(Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30



II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No

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

II.2.14) Additional information:
Not provided

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2)Administrative Information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
Notice number in OJ S: Not provided

Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession

Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided Lot Number: Not Provided Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 16/12/2022.

V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
Hobbs the Printers Limited, 00422132
Brunel Road, Totton, SO40 3WX, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 2380664800, Email: g.bromley@hobbs.uk.com
NUTS Code: UKJ32
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: Yes


V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
Initial estimated total value of the contract: 184,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession 184,000
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.3) Additional Information:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukho.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=746908670
GO-20221229-PRO-21840785 TKR-20221229-PRO-21840784
VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review Body
UK Hydrographic Office
Admiralty Way, Taunton, TA1 2DN, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1823483865, Email: stuart.speer@ukho.gov.uk

V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
As address above in Section Vi.4.1
Taunton, United Kingdom.

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
As above in Section Vi.4.2
Taunton, United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/12/2022


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
In accordance with Article 32.2.(c), the Contracting Authority, is seeking to place a single, interim, call off contract for Defence Chart printing and fulfilment services with a single economic operator, for a period of one year, only. This extremely urgent action is required, due to unforeseen circumstances, and where the UKHO is now closing down its current Print and Fulfilment facility, by January 2023, and will no longer be capable of providing this service, in-house. Unforeseen circumstances have arisen as planned alternative provider discussions failed leaving no time for tendering. Placing this interim call off contract now, will allow the Contracting Authority to be able to compete the full Defence Chart printing and fulfilment services, under a new FTS contract award notice, and for a much longer period i.e. over an estimated 3 years. At the same time, the UKHO continues operating, and also continues to meet its Safety of Life at Sea and operational responsibilities to the Royal Navy, by having its safety critical, sea navigational charts printed and delivered to Royal Navy users