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Published 25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)

Framework agreement6 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: 00Northern Ireland (UKN)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 24 Mar 2021
Lots 6see the lot list below

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025

CPV: Library books

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 4 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1LARGE PRINTAwarded
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
22113000 Library books
Lot #2BOOKS PRODUCED BY SMALL PUBLISHERSCancelled
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
22113000 Library books
Lot #3MATERIAL PRODUCED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISHAwarded
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
22113000 Library books
Lot #4LOCAL STUDIES PUBLICATIONSCancelled
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
22113000 Library books
Lot #5OUT OF PRINT MATERIAL AVAILABLE FROM ONLINE RETAILERCancelled
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
22113000 Library books
Lot #6SELF PUBLISHED BOOKSCancelled
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
22113000 Library books

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 6 lots
Quality: 22%Price: 78%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • As per tender documentation: 22%
  • Discount/servicing cost: 78%
Published award criteria (2)
  • As per tender documentation: 22
  • Discount/servicing cost: 78
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 78 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI” 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
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
Last source update
25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006124
Classification (CPV)
Library books
Delivery area
00Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029f5e Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 52 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 24 Mar 2021

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, £1,250,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • LOT 1 - LARGE PRINT

    Signed
    24 Mar 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • LOT 3 - MATERIAL PRODUCED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH

    Signed
    24 Mar 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · LARGE PRINT5bids · 5 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
3 · MATERIAL PRODUCED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH5bids · 5 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority NI

Contracting authorityEducationRegional or local authorityEducation Ballee Road West, Ballymena, UK, BT42 2HSContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Education Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the uReview body Ballymena

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • Books AsiaFramework contractor Centre For Enterprise 114-116 Manningham Lane, BRADFORD, UK, BD8 7JFContact email
  • Indian Book Shelf T/A Star BooksFramework contractor Unit 6 Freetrade House, Stanmore, UK, HA7 1EPContact email
  • ULVERSCROFT LIMITEDFramework contractor The Green Anstey, LEICESTER, UK, LE7 7FUContact email
  • W F HOWES LIMITEDFramework contractor Unit 4 Rearsby Business Park, LEICESTER, UK, LE7 4YHContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.