Official UK procurement notice
172_24 Stationery and Office Sundries (Including Scissors and Calculators for Educational Use)
Authority: ESPO
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework for the supply of Stationery and Office Sundry Products (including Scissors and Calculators for Educational Use). For both stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and direct delivery to ESPO Customers.
CPV: Cash boxes · Correction fluid · Date stamps · Desktop calculators · Erasers · Ink pads · Office equipment except furniture · Office supplies · Pocket calculators · Rubber bands · Scissors · Small office equipment · +7 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 21 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 16 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 3 mo from 1 Jan 2024
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · 5 with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Whiteboard AccessoriesAwardedPublished value£960,000
The supply of Whiteboard Accessory Products, for both stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and direct delivery to ESPO Customers.
Lot #2Office ConsumablesAwardedPublished value£1,776,000
The supply of Stationery and Office Sundry Products, for stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre.
Lot #3TackersAwardedPublished value£312,000
The supply of Tackers for Educational Use, for stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre.
Lot #4Staplers, Staples and PerforatorsAwardedPublished value£1,104,000
The supply of Staplers, Staples and Perforators. All items are for stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, for both stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and direct delivery to ESPO Customers.
Lot #5CalculatorsAwardedPublished value£1,920,000
The supply of Calculators for Educational Use, for stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre.
Lot #6ScissorsAwardedLot estimate not published
The supply of Calculators for Educational Use, for stock delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Whiteboard Accessories | 20% | 80% | |
| 2 · Office Consumables | 20% | 80% | |
| 3 · Tackers | 20% | 80% | |
| 4 · Staplers, Staples and Perforators | 20% | 80% | |
| 5 · Calculators | 30% | 70% | |
| 6 · Scissors | 30% | 70% |
- Price carries 70–80 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 80 points.
- “172_24 Stationery and Office Sundries (Including Scissors and…” 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
- 7 Aug 2023, 15:07 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
172_24- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037449- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eda2Find 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 a credit rating agency.
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.
- 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 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2023 → 1 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
- Notice published20 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2024
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 - Whiteboard Accessories
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £471,740
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Office Consumables
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £625,128
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Tackers
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £185,460
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Staplers, Staples and Perforators
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £561,300
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Calculators
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £1,215,256
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Lot 6 - Scissors
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £380,664
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Whiteboard Accessories | 21bids · 21 electronic | 19 | — | — |
| 2 · Office Consumables | 21bids · 21 electronic | 19 | — | — |
| 3 · Tackers | 21bids · 21 electronic | 19 | — | — |
| 4 · Staplers, Staples and Perforators | 21bids · 21 electronic | 19 | — | — |
| 5 · Calculators | 21bids · 21 electronic | 19 | — | — |
| 6 · Scissors | 21bids · 21 electronic | 19 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
16 commercial parties on the notice- ACCO UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Ample Star Enterprises UK LimitedFramework contractor
- BDS Office LimitedFramework contractor
- BIC UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Casio Electronics Company LimitedFramework contractor
- DecreeThermo LimitedFramework contractor
- Eastpoint Global LtdFramework contractor
- Edding (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Helix Trading LimitedFramework contractor
- Motivation in Learning LimitedFramework contractor
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- Pentel (Stationery) LimitedFramework contractor
- Pintorex LimitedFramework contractor
- Rapesco Office Products PLCFramework contractor
- Snopake LimitedFramework contractor
- Texet Sales LimitedFramework contractor
- Whitecroft Essentials (Lydney) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria