UK Hydrographic Office: Supply of Interim Call Off Printing Services for the UKHO

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
       United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
       Admiralty Way, Taunton, TA1 2DN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1823483865, Email: stuart.speer@ukho.gov.uk
       Contact: Stuart Speer
       Main Address: https://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: Supply of Interim Call Off Printing Services for the UKHO.
      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: These are interim call off contracts arrangements for six months duration (with option to extend by up to a further six months), for printing and finishing services, for the UKHO. These contracts are being set up, as part of business critical strategies being put in place by the UKHO, following its previous key printing and supplier going into administration, in late 2019. These contracts are also being put in place to provide the UKHO with the period and opportunity to be able to re-compete the full publication printing, finishing and fulfilment services.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 1,920,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKM82 Glasgow City
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    Supply of Interim Call Off Printing Services contracts to a small group of economic operators for 6 months with an option to extend by up to a further 6 months. This requirement is not divided into Lots.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:    Yes
      If yes, description of these options: Option to extend the Contracts by up to a further 6 months
             
   
   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: 06/02/2020.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:Yes .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Bell and Bain Limited
       303 Burnfield Road, Thornliebank, Glasgow, G46 7UQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1416495697, Email: dkenney@bell-bain.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKM82
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: Yes    
   
      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 2:
          Henry Ling Limited
       90 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, DT1 1HD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1305251066, Email: helen@henryling.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKK22
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: Yes    
   
      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 3:
          Hobbs the Printers Limited
       Brunel Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3WX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2380664800, Email: b.jelf@hobbs.uk.com
       NUTS Code: UKJ3
   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: 1,920,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 1,920,000         
         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=471575093
GO-2020210-PRO-15969174 TKR-2020210-PRO-15969173   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
       Admiralty Way, Taunton, TA1 2DN, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1823483865
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
       Admiralty Way, Taunton, TA1 2DN, United Kingdom.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
       Admiralty Way, Taunton, TA1 2DN, United Kingdom
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/02/2020


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 interim, short term, call off contracts for publication printing services with a small group of up to 3 economic operators, for a period of 6 months, with an option for up to a further 6 months. This extremely urgent action is required, due to unforeseen circumstances, and where the previously appointed printing and fulfilment services supplier for the UKHO, Latimer Trend, went into administration, 3.5 years into its 5 year contract. Placing these call off contracts now, will allow the Contracting Authority to be able to re-compete and replacing the full printing and fulfilment services again, under a new OJEU contract award notice. At the same time, the UKHO continues to meet its Safety of Life at Sea responsibilities, by having its safety critical, sea navigational publications printed and delivered to end customers through its distribution chain.