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Published 26 Apr 2024, 11:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FAE-24-001 Hand and Power Tools

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement8 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 8 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£539,104total for 8 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2024awarded 24 Sept 2024
Lots 8max 8 to bid

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Hand and Power Tools to individual schools 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: Blades · Drill bits, screwdriver bits and other accessories · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Hand saws · Hand tools · Hand-held electromechanical tools · Measuring tapes · Miscellaneous hand tools · Pneumatic hand tools · Pneumatic or motorised hand tools · Power tools · Protective and safety clothing · +6 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 20 suppliers · 10 bids on the busiest of 8 lots (0.5 per place) · 8 appointed

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 8 of them

Every one of these 8 lots carries the same published figure, £67,388: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1WoodworkAwardedceiling above
Lot #2MetalworkAwardedceiling above
Lot #3MaintenanceAwardedceiling above
Lot #4Securing ToolsAwardedceiling above
Lot #5ConsumablesAwardedceiling above
Lot #6ClothingAwardedceiling above
Lot #7ElectricalAwardedceiling above
Lot #8CataloguesAwardedceiling above

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
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

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

  • Economic & financial standing

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

  • Technical & professional ability

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

What this means for your bid
  • “FAE-24-001 Hand and Power Tools” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 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
26 Apr 2024, 11:37 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2024, 10:11 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033499
Classification (CPV)
BladesDrill bits, screwdriver bits and other accessoriesElectrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingHand sawsHand toolsHand-held electromechanical toolsMeasuring tapesMiscellaneous hand toolsPneumatic hand toolsPneumatic or motorised hand tools
+8 morePower toolsProtective and safety clothing
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04555a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

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

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 Centre's https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/furthereducation-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. 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). All processes include the following: 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.financeni.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
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
1 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jun 2024 → 17 Oct 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    16 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    17 Oct 2024, 10:11 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2024
  1. Published value published: £539,104
    29 May 2024, 16:12 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    29 May 2024, 16:12 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    29 May 2024, 16:12 BST
  4. Deadline published: 1 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
    29 May 2024, 16:12 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    29 May 2024, 16:12 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    17 Oct 2024, 10:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 105 from SMEs · busiest of 8 lots
Contracts signed 8latest 24 Sept 2024

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

Contracts

All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £67,388, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Woodwork

    Signed
    24 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Metalwork

    Signed
    24 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Maintenance

    Signed
    24 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Securing Tools

    Signed
    24 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Consumables

    Signed
    24 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Clothing

    Signed
    24 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Electrical

    Signed
    24 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Catalogues

    Signed
    24 Sept 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Woodwork10bids · 10 electronic · 7 from abroad5——
2 · Metalwork10bids · 10 electronic · 7 from abroad5——
3 · Maintenance10bids · 10 electronic · 7 from abroad5——
4 · Securing Tools10bids · 10 electronic · 7 from abroad5——
5 · Consumables10bids · 10 electronic · 7 from abroad5——
6 · Clothing10bids · 10 electronic · 6 from abroad4——
7 · Electrical10bids · 10 electronic · 5 from abroad4——
8 · Catalogues10bids · 10 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

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 name, email Published organisation website ↗

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

8 commercial parties on the notice
  • EDMUNDSON ELECTRICAL LTDFramework contractor PO BOX 1, Tatton St, KNUTSFORD, UK, WA16 6AYContact email, phone
  • J P CORRYFramework contractor 648 Springfield Road, BELFAST, UK, BT12 7EHContact email, phone
  • KENNEDY MORRISON LTDFramework contractor 29-33 BOUCHER ROAD, BELFAST, UK, BT12 6QFContact email, phone
  • MCBRIDE TOOL SERVICES LTDFramework contractor 8 Trench Road, Newtownabbey, UK, BT36 4TYContact email, phone
  • TOOLBOX.NET LTDFramework contractor Unit 25 Gortrush Industrial Estate, OMAGH, UK, BT78 5EJContact email, phone
  • TRANSPORT SUPPLIES N.I. LTDFramework contractor 21 Dargan Cresent, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9JPContact email, phone
  • TRUCK BUS TRAILER COMPONENTS LTDFramework contractor Unit 7c Blaris Industrial Estate Altona Road, LISBURN, UK, BT27 5QBContact email, phone
  • TilgearFramework contractor Langley House, WARE, UK, SG11 1QNContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.