Official UK procurement notice
153_23 Drawing, Measuring & Geometry Equipment
Authority: ESPO
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA framework for the supply of drawing, measuring and geometry equipment for use in Educational environments. The requirement includes, but is not limited to, products such as rulers, compasses, set squares, protractors. All goods are required for delivery to ESPO, Leicester.
CPV: Compasses · Protractors · Rulers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 1 mo from 1 Mar 2023
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Drawing, Measuring and Geometry EquipmentAwardedPublished value£1,200,000
Items required include rulers, set squares, compasses, maths sets, board accessories, protractors and other drawing stencil equipment. All items are for bulk delivery to ESPO, Leicester.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Non-Price (method statement questions): 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non-Price (method statement questions): 20
- Price: 80
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “153_23 Drawing, Measuring & Geometry Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Aug 2022, 09:34 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2023, 09:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
153_23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001629- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0358cbFind a Tender
- Performance terms
The minimum financial requirement for the purposes of the current tender exercise is stated in the procurement documents.
This framework will operate on-going contract monitoring procedures following award, to ensure financial stability requirements are maintained.
Credit rating checks will be carried out on a regular basis, using the credit rating agency, Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited.
Any changes will be assessed (compared with a baseline credit rating score obtained at contract award stage) and significant changes or sustained degradation will be investigated.
Anual review meetings will also be conducted.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2022 → 1 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published19 Jan 2023, 09:38 GMT
- Contract starts1 Mar 2023
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2023, 09:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Drawing, Measuring and Geometry Equipment
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2022
- Value
- £551,302
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Helix Trading LimitedFramework contractor
- Texet Sales LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria