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Published 27 Nov 2023, 09:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

FAE-23-012 Bedroom Furniture and Bedding for Outdoor Learning Centres

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£361,236framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 5 Feb 2024awarded 26 Mar 2024
Next notice expected 5 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published

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 participation3
  • 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.

What this means for your bid
  • “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)
Bed linenBedroom furnitureBedroom furniture, other than beds and beddingsBeds and bedding and specialist soft furnishingsDuvet coversMattress coversMattressesPillowcasesPillows
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041cdf Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

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

Review and risk notes
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
  1. Next notice expected
    5 Jan 2024
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    5 Feb 2024, 15:30 GMT
  4. Notice published
    8 Apr 2024, 09:30 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    5 May 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2024
  1. Published value published: £361,236
    5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
    5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    5 Jan 2024, 11:33 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    8 Apr 2024, 09:30 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    8 Apr 2024, 09:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2024

1 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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation Ballee Road West, Ballymena, UK, BT42 2HSContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body Belfast
  • 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

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.