Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c30-10e6-73fd-961c-2e7142ec7847/supply-installation-repair-maintenance-servicing-of-tooling-tufting-finis

closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

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

[Ministry of Justice.](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice)

Estimated value

£200,000

Published

14 Sept 2018

Deadline

Closed

4 Oct 2018

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

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 [ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk](https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk), where tender documents are available for download, completion and upload onto the system

## CPV classification

Industrial machinery

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e2cc6bc6-91c4-4fa0-9dbd-593f82f82959)

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