Official UK procurement notice
Cirrus Consortium Materials Supply Framework 2023
Authority: Cirrus Consortium C/O Grand Union Housing Group (Housing)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Cirrus Consortium is a procurement consortium with members including Registered Providers of Social Housing, Local Authorities, ALMOs and NHS Trusts.
The Consortium sought to establish a new framework of multiple suppliers for the supply of building materials and associated services to replace the previous highly successful materials framework.
The Consortium sought bids for the following lots:
- Lot 1: Managed Services
- Lot 2: General building materials
- Lot 3: Plumbing and heating materials (including gas spares and renewables)
- Lot 4: Electrical materials
- Lot 5: Highways and civil materials
- Lot 6: Painting and decorating supplies
- Lot 7: Tool and plant hire
- Recurrence: 2027
CPV: Construction materials and associated items · Electrical supplies and accessories · Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment · Paints, varnishes and mastics · Plumbing and heating materials · Road-construction materials · Scaffolding · Tools · Wallpaper and other coverings
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 79 suppliers · 18 bids received (0.2 per place) · 18 appointed
- Electronic auction
An electronic auction will not be used as part of selection onto the Framework Agreement. However Consortium Members reserve the right to conduct mini-competitions through e-auctions.
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 7 lots carries the same published figure, £750,000,000: 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 #1Managed ServicesCancelledRenewalceiling above
A managed services solution is usually a bespoke arrangement supplying a wide-ranging provision of building materials to a client. The relationship most commonly involves a single supplier route where the merchant supplies all building materials that may be required by the client. The core service could be delivered through one, or a combination of the delivery methods listed in the service specification above, although alternative solutions can also be supported.
Additional services the merchant may provide to a client through a managed services solution may include, but are not limited to:
- Direct integration with client IT systems
- Dedicated stock holding
- Van stock management
- Provision of welfare facilities for use by client staff
- Out of hours materials provision
- Dedicated account management
- Key performance indicator and service level agreement monitoring
- Training
- Waste management facilities and other ancillary services
- Factoring items from third party suppliers
Merchants providing a managed service solution will be required to provide a comprehensively supply of materials covering all categories named in lots 2, 3 and 4. Consortium members, may require a wider range of materials including, but not limited to, general building materials, plumbing and heating materials, electrical materials, highways materials, painting and decorating supplies, tool and plant (purchase or hire), kitchen materials and renewables.
It was a minimum requirement for lot 1 that bidders must have experience of providing a minimum of 2 managed service contracts for contracting authorities within the last 3 years.
Lot #2General building materialsCancelledRenewalceiling above
General building materials including, but not limited to, lightside and heavyside products, timber, tools and associated supply services.
Lot #3Plumbing and heating materialsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Plumbing and Heating materials including but not limited to plumbing consumables, drainage, sanitaryware, boilers and central heating parts, gas spares and renewables and associated supply services.
Lot #4Electrical materialsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Electrical materials supply including but not limited to accessories, cabling and other electrical components and associated supply services.
Lot #5Highways and civil materialsAwardedRenewalceiling above
Highway/civil construction and maintenance materials and associated supply services.
Lot #6Painting and decorating suppliesAwardedRenewalceiling above
Painting and decorating supplies and associated supply services.
Lot #7Tool and plant hireAwardedRenewalceiling above
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 · Managed Services | 80% | 20% | |
| 2 · General building materials | 80% | 20% | |
| 3 · Plumbing and heating materials | 80% | 20% | |
| 4 · Electrical materials | 80% | 20% | |
| 5 · Highways and civil materials | 80% | 20% | |
| 6 · Painting and decorating supplies | 80% | 20% | |
| 7 · Tool and plant hire | 70% | 30% |
- Suitability
List and brief description of conditions:
Any supplier may be disqualified who has been convicted of:
(a) conspiracy within the meaning of Section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(b) where that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime(c);
(b) corruption within the meaning of Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889(d) or Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906(e),
(c) the common law offence of bribery;
(d) bribery within the meaning of Sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f), or Section 113 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(g);
(e) where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities' financial interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities(h):
(i) the common law offence of cheating the Revenue;
(ii) the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud;
(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968(i), the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(j), the Theft Act 1978(k) or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(l);
(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of Section 458 of the Companies Act 1985(m), Article 451 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(n) or Section 993 of the Companies Act 2006(o);
(v) …
- Price carries 20–30 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 20 points.
- “Cirrus Consortium Materials Supply Framework 2023” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 79 suppliers, 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
- Yes · 2027
- First published
- 19 Apr 2023, 14:34 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2023, 11:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
Cirrus Consortium 0007- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019439- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c210Find a Tender
- Review procedure
This tender process incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award was communicated to tenderers. Appeals could be directly raised via the contact points detailed in section VI.4.1 of this contract award notice. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: The framework is to cover call-off contracts made within England, Scotland and Wales, but excludes Northern Ireland. The framework is available for use by all contracting authorities as defined by Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 #102, including but not limited to the definable groups referenced in Schedule 4 of the Framework Agreement. The framework is also available for use by all current and future members of The Consortium. Please note: where successful companies have bid as part of a group/trading under different names these have been listed within tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 May 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
22 May 2023 → 7 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown22 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 May 2023, 12:01 BST
- Notice published7 Jul 2023, 11:23 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2023, 11:23 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast18 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 18 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £750,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 019439-2023-1-1
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-10-10
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-11-11
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-12-12
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-13-13
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-14-14
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-15-15
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-16-16
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-17-17
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-18-18
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-2-2
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-3-3
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-4-4
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-5-5
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-6-6
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-7-7
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-8-8
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 019439-2023-9-9
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 · Plumbing and heating materials | 18bids · 18 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · Electrical materials | 18bids · 18 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · Highways and civil materials | 18bids · 18 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 6 · Painting and decorating supplies | 18bids · 18 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 7 · Tool and plant hire | 18bids · 18 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 18bids · 18 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
18 commercial parties on the notice- Alliance Tool Hire LimitedFramework contractor
- Bradfords Building Supplies LimitedFramework contractor
- C Brewer & Sons Limited T/A Brewers Decorator CentresFramework contractor
- City Electrical Factors LimitedFramework contractor
- City Plumbing Supplies Holdings LtdFramework contractor
- Crown Paints LtdFramework contractor
- Edmundson Electrical LimitedFramework contractor
- Huws Gray LtdFramework contractor
- Keyline Builders Merchants LtdFramework contractor
- PPG Architectural Coatings UK LimitedFramework contractor
Show 8 more suppliers
- Robert Price Builders Merchants LtdFramework contractor
- STARK Building Materials UK LtdFramework contractor
- Sovini Trade SuppliesFramework contractor
- Sunbelt Rentals LtdFramework contractor
- Travis Perkins Trading Company LtdFramework contractor
- UK Plumbing Supplies LtdFramework contractor
- Wolseley UK LimitedFramework contractor
- YESSS (A) Electrical LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria