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Published 21 Mar 2024, 16:21 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

FAE-23-014 Servicing and Repair of Folding Dining Tables

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£724,200total for 2 lots · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2024
Lots 2max 2 to bid

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

FAE-23-014 Servicing and Repair of Folding Dining Tables

CPV: Dining tables · Kitchen furniture and equipment · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of furniture · School furniture

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£724,200 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1SICORenewalPublished value£681,600

FAE-23-014 Servicing and Repair of Folding Dining Tables. Additional information: The value shown in II.2.6 is the highest value estimated in the following range: £368,640 to £681,600, excluding VAT for Lot 1. Tenderers may bid for one or more lots. For the avoidance of doubt there is no limit to the number of lots a Supplier can bid for. The value has been calculated on the basis of a five year period and includes contingency for higher demand during the period of the Contract, for all Clients. There is no commitment as to the usage volume or value of orders required under this Contract.

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland · Various sites throughout N Ireland
Extensions: This Contract has the option to extend for any period(s) up to 24 months. · This Contract has the option to extend for any period(s) up to 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2SpacerightRenewalPublished value£42,600

FAE-23-014 Servicing and Repair of Folding Dining Tables. Additional information: The value shown in II.2.6 is the highest value estimated in the following range: £15,360 to £42,600, excluding VAT for Lot 2. Tenderers may bid for one or more lots. For the avoidance of doubt there is no limit to the number of lots a Supplier can bid for. The value has been calculated on the basis of a five year period and includes contingency for higher demand during the period of the Contract, for all Clients. There is no commitment as to the usage volume or value of orders required under this Contract.

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland · Various locations throughout N Ireland.
Extensions: This Contract has the option to extend for any period(s) up to 24 months. · This Contract has the option to extend for any period(s) up to 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Price: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Price: 90%
  • Delivery of Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Delivery of Social Value: 10
  • Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Mar 2024, 16:21 GMT
Last source update
30 Aug 2024, 15:27 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
FAE-23-014
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027796
Classification (CPV)
Dining tablesKitchen furniture and equipmentRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of furnitureSchool furniture
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044b62 Find a Tender
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

Publisher note: This Contract will be established on behalf of EA, 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), and Controlled Youth Centres. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/ schools-plus Further Education Colleges in NI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-educationfe-colleges Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI. https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/. Independent School in NI. https://www.isc.co.uk/ schools/northern-ireland/. 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) who may also use this Contract. The Successful Contractor(s) performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note. 01/12 – Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on Contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting value for money. If a Contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of performance they will be given a specified. time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management within the Education Authority (EA) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance which may result in the termination of the Contract. Any Contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by the EA. The EA are committed to the promotion of social inclusion and equal opportunities, as well as the responsible use and protection of natural resources and reducing our carbon footprint as key objectives in the Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland. The EA has included with the Contract document 4.FAE-23-014 Services (Contract) Commercial Conditions, Schedule 4 - Social Considerations Schedule, to help achieve the EA’s objectives and address the strategic aims. It is required that the successful Contractor, as a condition of contract, deliver measurable social value outcomes as set within this Social Considerations Schedule. The Authority cannot give any commitment as to the usage, volume, or value of orders required under this Contract. Any levels, or aggregate values of goods, referred to are indicative only and. shall not be binding on the Client. . The Authority reserves the right not to award all of part of this Contract. The Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III) to award (a) a Contract in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice; and (IV) to award the Contract in stages and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. . .

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Sept 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Sept 2024, 15:30 BST

Timeline

10 May 2024 → 28 Jan 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    10 May 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    30 Aug 2024, 15:27 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Sept 2024, 15:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    30 Sept 2024, 15:30 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Aug 2024
  1. Published value published: £724,200
    30 Aug 2024, 15:27 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    30 Aug 2024, 15:27 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    30 Aug 2024, 15:27 BST
  4. Deadline published: 30 Sept 2024, 15:00 BST
    30 Aug 2024, 15:27 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    30 Aug 2024, 15:27 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Education Authority NI

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

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • the Education AuthorityContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation Ballymena, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • 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 2015Review body Belfast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.