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Published 20 Jun 2023, 21:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EDR-22-020 Supply and Delivery of Timber Materials

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£520,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2023awarded 10 Nov 2023
Next notice expected 20 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

EDR-22-020 Supply and Delivery of Timber Materials for the Period 01 November 2023 to 31 October 2025 with the option to extend for up to and including 24 months. This Framework Agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the Framework Agreement these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This Framework Agreement is not intended to replace any current Contracts/Framework Agreements that participating or non-participating educational bodies may already have in place. www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus ↗ Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-edu… ↗ Further Education Colleges in NI www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ ↗ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ire… ↗ Independent School in NI Libraries NI: www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/ ↗ EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA) Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Middletown Centre for Autism Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)

  • Recurrence: October 2023

CPV: Timber · Timber products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 8 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.5 per place) · 4 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£520,000
Extensions: Includes the option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months · After the initial 24 month contract period, there is an option to extend for up to and including 24 months.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
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.

What this means for your bid
  • “EDR-22-020 Supply and Delivery of Timber Materials” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract.

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 · October 2023
First published
20 Jun 2023, 21:20 BST
Last source update
10 Nov 2023, 13:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Oct 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033312
Classification (CPV)
TimberTimber products
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d81a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.

Publisher note: This Framework Agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the Framework Agreement these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This Framework Agreement is not intended to replace any current Contracts/Framework Agreements that participating or non-participating educational bodies may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/ EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA) Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Middletown Centre for Autism Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)Tenderers should ensure they read and understand the documentation found in the CFT documents area of eTendersNI. . As a Public Sector Procurement organisation, EA must adhere to the Procurement Policy Notes, https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/procurement-policy-notes-ppns. . . This tender includes requirements relating to Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Supply Chain Resilience and Social Value and all tenders must meet the requirements detailed in the tender documentation to be compliant. . EA reserves the right to: . 1. Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice.. 2. To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition.. 3. To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice..

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
2 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Oct 2023, 15:30 BST

Timeline

20 Jul 2023 → 31 Dec 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    20 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    2 Oct 2023, 15:30 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Nov 2023, 13:42 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2023
  1. Published value published: £520,000
    1 Sept 2023, 15:17 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    1 Sept 2023, 15:17 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    1 Sept 2023, 15:17 BST
  4. Deadline published: 2 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
    1 Sept 2023, 15:17 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    10 Nov 2023, 13:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2023

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

Contracts

  • Contract

    Signed
    10 Nov 2023
    Value
    £520,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • CREATIVE ACTIVITYFramework contractor LEARNING HOUSE, LONDONDERRY, UK, BT47 2EDContact email, phone
  • HOMEFIT JOINERY COMPANY LTDFramework contractor 4 Hannahstown Hill, Hannahstown, BELFAST, UK, BT17 0LTContact email, phone
  • J P CORRYFramework contractor 648 Springfield Road, BELFAST, UK, BT12 7EHContact email, phone
  • ROBERT KEYS COMPANY LTDFramework contractor 15 Bay Road, LONDONDERRY, UK, BT48 7SHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.