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Published 12 Jun 2024, 09:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

695_24 Design and Refurbishment Solutions for Libraries, Learning Resource Centres and Other Indoor Public Spaces

Official notice

Authority: ESPO

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£8,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 12 Jul 2024awarded 2 Sept 2024
Lots 2max 1 to bid
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2024

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A framework for the provision of design and refurbishment solutions, to include the full design, sourcing, delivery, and installation of project for libraries and other indoor spaces. The framework is not limited to local authority premises and can be accessed for a wide scope of requirements including but not limited to education settings.

CPV: Coffee tables · Counters · Furnishing · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Installation of built-in furniture · Living-room furniture · Miscellaneous furniture and equipment · Office furniture · School furniture · Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts · Specialty design services · Tables, cupboards, desk and bookcases

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
10 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 Sept 2024

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £4,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Design and Refurbishment Solutions for LibrariesAwarded 2 yrsceiling above

Design and refurbishment solutions for libraries including local authority libraries, education libraries, or any other library owned and/or operated by permitted framework users.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Aug 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Design and Refurbishment Solutions for Indoor Public Spaces (excluding libraries)Awarded 2 yrsceiling above

Design and refurbishment solutions for indoor public spaces (excluding libraries) including local authority, education, or any other indoor public space owned and/or operated by permitted framework users.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Aug 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 75%Price: 20%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 75%
  • Social Value: 5%
  • Price: 20%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “695_24 Design and Refurbishment Solutions for Libraries, Learning…” 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
12 Jun 2024, 09:23 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2024, 10:21 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
695_24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030283
Classification (CPV)
Coffee tablesCountersFurnishingFurniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning productsInstallation of built-in furnitureLiving-room furnitureMiscellaneous furniture and equipmentOffice furnitureSchool furnitureSeats, chairs and related products, and associated parts
+2 moreSpecialty design servicesTables, cupboards, desk and bookcases
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f43 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit rating agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the suppliers on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the offences involved, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the supplier from the Framework Agreement.

Review and risk notes
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. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Appointment period ends
12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Jul 2024, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jul 2024 → 23 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jul 2024, 12:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    23 Sept 2024, 10:21 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Sept 2024, 10:21 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1010 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 2 Sept 2024

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 1 - Design and Refurbishment Solutions for Libraries

    Signed
    2 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2026
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2 - Design and Refurbishment Solutions for Indoor Public Spaces (excluding libraries)

    Signed
    2 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Design and Refurbishment Solutions for Libraries10bids · 10 electronic10——
2 · Design and Refurbishment Solutions for Indoor Public Spaces (excluding libraries)10bids · 10 electronic10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ESPO

Contracting authorityRegional or local authorityLocal Authority Services Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, LEICESTER, East Midlands, LE19 1ESContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Court of JusticeReview body LONDON

Framework contractors & participating bidders

8 commercial parties on the notice
  • BookSpace LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 12491866 7b St Michael's Court Warstone Parade East, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 6NR, West Midlands
  • Contents Interior and Graphic Design LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 07946884 Dissington Hall, Dalton, Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE18 0AD, North East
  • FG Library Products LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 04082871 Seebeck House, One Seebeck Place, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 8FR, South East
  • Morleys (Bicester) LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 00242437 472-488 Brixton Road, London, SW9 8EH, London
  • Newenglish Studio LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 13128733 1 Westhill Road Leicester LE3 6GB, East Midlands
  • Showcase PSR Portsdown LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 01779525 Paslow Hall Farm Estate King Street High Ongar Essex CM5 9QZ, East of England
  • Thedesignconcept LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 06482850 First Floor Templeback, 10 Temple Back, Bristol, BS1 6FL, South West
  • WF Education Group LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 02285483 Phoenix House Stafford Drive Battlefield Enterprise Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 3FE, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria