Official UK procurement notice
FAE-23-012 Bedroom Furniture and Bedding for Outdoor Learning Centres
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Bedroom Furniture and Bedding to Outdoor Learning Centres and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. 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 utilize 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 institutions 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 Centre's. 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 Centre's, 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).
CPV: Bed linen · Bedroom furniture · Bedroom furniture, other than beds and beddings · Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings · Duvet covers · Mattress covers · Mattresses · Pillowcases · Pillows
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.5 per place) · 1 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
- Price
- Suitability
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.
- 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.
- “FAE-23-012 Bedroom Furniture and Bedding for Outdoor Learning Centres” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 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
- First published
- 27 Nov 2023, 09:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2024, 09:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Feb 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011214- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041cdfFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.
- Review procedure
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation 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 breaches of the PCR 2015.The EA operated a standstill period (i.e. a. minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract 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 was entered into.
Publisher note: This framework 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 these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions 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
- 5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Feb 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
5 Jan 2024 → 5 May 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected5 Jan 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Feb 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published8 Apr 2024, 09:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until5 May 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2024- Published value published: £361,2365 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
- Status changed to active5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
- Buyer details updated5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
- Status changed to complete8 Apr 2024, 09:30 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Apr 2024, 09:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £361,236
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Education AuthorityContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawEducation
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
- 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
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- MOFFETT AND SONS LIMITED T/A Balmoral FurnitureFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.