Official UK procurement notice
FAE-23-003 LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES
Authority: Education Authority (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years
CPV: Furniture · Library equipment · Library furniture · Medical furniture · Office shelving · School furniture
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Library FurnitureAwarded
Lot #2Library ShelvingAwarded
Lot #3Library AccessoriesAwarded
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).
- “FAE-23-003 LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Oct 2023, 12:17 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2023, 12:17 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031028- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040db7Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation of procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breeches of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Education Authority in Northern Ireland operated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on award of contract/framework agreement was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract/framework agreement was entered into.
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 use 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)..
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 - Library Furniture
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £747,500
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Library Shelving
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £187,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Library Accessories
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £482,500
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Library Furniture | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · Library Shelving | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 3 · Library Accessories | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have any such body with responsibilities for appeal / mediation procedures.Review body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Creative ActivityFramework contractor
- Joseph Flanagan and Son LtdFramework contractor
- Learning Space Belfast LtdFramework contractor
- Moffett and Sons Ltd T/A Balmoral FurnitureFramework contractor
- Storage Systems LtdFramework contractor
- WF Education Group LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.