Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-038594/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable
Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Town: Gloucester
Country: United Kingdom
Email: DefComrcl-HOBP4Team@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: The Provision of MOD Medals, Awards and Associated Items
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 18512200
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
This Prior Information Notice is to announce that an Early Market Engagement Event is being undertaken by the MOD Medals Office (MODMO) regarding a potential future requirement for Medals, Awards and Associated Items on Thu 16 Jan 2025.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 15000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer 15
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:The Early Market Engagement Event and an Industry Questionnaire will assist in refining the procurement strategy and how the potential requirement is presented to the market i.e. if the potential requirement will be divided into lots and the number of lots.
II.2) Description:
Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 18512200
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The MOD Medals Office (MODMO) are responsible for the assessment of eligibility and award of Medals and Awards to serving military personnel, veterans, MOD civilians and in some cases to their next of kin. The various items awarded (further details below) are currently procured via a contract with one supplier.
MODMO wishes to undertake Early Market Engagement, with industry, by holding an event on 16 Jan 2025 at Imjin Barracks, Gloucester followed by the sharing of an Industry Questionnaire. The aim of the Earl Market Engagement Event is to provide industry with an overview of the work undertaken by MODMO and the various items they process. The aim of the questionnaire is to determine the level of interest industry has in manufacturing and providing various items to MODMO and industry’s views on how they would wish to see any future requirement presented to the market. Further Market Engagement activities may take place following this Early Market Engagement.
The various items awarded to MODMO customers include:
Decorations, Gallantry and Memorial Awards
– Current Operational and Non-Operational Gallantry Awards
– Meritorious Service Awards
– Historic Operational and Non-Operational Decorations and Gallantry Awards
– Current Gallantry and Meritorious Service Award Bars
– Historic Gallantry and Meritorious Service Award Bars
– Ribbon Emblems for Commendations
– Elizabeth Cross
Historic Awards
– World War I Medals and Stars
– Interwar Campaign Medals
– World War II Medals and Stars
– World War I and World War II Ribbon Emblems & Clasps
– Post-World War II Campaign Medals
– Post-World War II Campaign Medal Clasps
– Other Efficiency and Long Service Decorations and Medals
– Other Clasps to Efficiency and Long Service Decorations and Medals
– Coronation/Jubilee Medals
Current Awards
– Current Campaign Medals
– Current Campaign Clasps
– Current Meritorious and Long Service Medals
– Current Meritorious and Long Service Medal Bars
– Ribbon Emblems
Supporting Services
– Mounting medals
– Various Ribbons
– Medal Boxes and Medal presentation Cases
Some of the above items are provided as boxed sets.
The Early Market Engagement Event will be held by the MOD Medals Office at Imjin Barracks, Gloucester, anyone interested in taking part in the event should contact James Davies via email: James.Davies206@mod.gov.uk providing their Name, their Company Name, and email address by no later than 14:00 Thu 9 Jan 2025. Further instructions on how to take part will be supplied following your request to attend, access to Imjin Barracks is controlled and therefore only those individuals who receive further instructions will be admitted. An additional event may be held online using Microsoft Teams following the physical event and further Market Engagement activities may take place prior to launching any competition.
Event Address
MOD Medal Office, Innsworth House, Imjin Barracks, Gloucester. GL3 1HW.
II.2.5) Award criteria
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-11-29
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-11-29
