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title: "Supply, Installation, Repair, Maintenance & Servicing of Tooling, Tufting, Finishing and Packing Machinery to Manufacture Toothbrushes"
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# Supply, Installation, Repair, Maintenance & Servicing of Tooling, Tufting, Finishing and Packing Machinery to Manufacture Toothbrushes

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e2cc6bc6-91c4-4fa0-9dbd-593f82f82959

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice is seeking suppliers through an open tender process for the supply, installation, repair, maintenance, and servicing of tooling, tufting, finishing, and packing machinery meant for manufacturing toothbrushes at HM Prison Garth. This procurement, categorised under industrial machinery, has a contract value of £200,000 and will require the installation and commissioning of the equipment by 15 March 2019. Interested suppliers must attend a mandatory site visit before the deadline for tender submissions on 4 October 2018, and the project is expected to commence on 1 March 2019, continuing until 28 February 2022.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the machinery supply and maintenance sector, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can provide a comprehensive turnkey solution for manufacturing equipment. Companies with expertise in custom machine design, installation, and ongoing servicing would be particularly well-suited to compete, given the nature of the requirements and the insistence on a tailored approach to meet the operational demands of a prison environment.

## Notice

This requirement relates to the supply and installation of a turnkey solution to manufacture toothbrushes at HM Prison Garth. This will be an outright purchase of Capital equipment with a requirement from Suppliers to complete a servicing and maintenance schedule. The Supplier will be required to supply and install a toothbrush manufacturing machine, consisting a toothbrush injection mould tool capable of producing a minimum of one million toothbrushes per year and pack them in cartons of 1000 based on a standard 32 hour week of operation. Public Sector Prison Industries equipment is generally operational for 8 hours per day, 50 weeks per year, resulting in approximately 2,000 hours of production time per annum. Interested Suppliers will be required to attend a mandatory site visit at HM Prison Garth to enable them to measure, design and provide equipment which fits in the space to be utilised by the equipment. The Supplier will be required to install and commission the equipment by 15 March 2019 Additional information: Interested Suppliers are advised to register on the esourcing portal https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk, where tender documents are available for download, completion and upload onto the system

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f91341df-215f-43fd-9847-765bccb08d14 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2019 - 28 Feb 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery

### Codes

- 42000000 - Industrial machinery

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2018 at 16:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f91341df-215f-43fd-9847-765bccb08d14

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f91341df-215f-43fd-9847-765bccb08d14
  14th September 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk

## Provenance

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