Official UK procurement notice
FAE-24-006 SCHOOL FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION AUTHORITY
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of School Furniture to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. The tender is divided into 5 lots as follows: Lot 1 – Classroom Furniture, Lot 2 - Furniture for School Dining Areas and Staff Canteens, Lot 3 – Assembly Hall Chairs and Trolleys, Lot 4 – Science Technology Furniture and Lot 5 – Design and Room Fit Outs - Catalogues. 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), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA’s Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP)
CPV: Desks and tables · Dining-room furniture · Furniture · Furniture design services · Kindergarten furniture · Kitchen furniture and equipment · Laboratory furniture · Lounge and reception-area furniture · Miscellaneous furniture and equipment · Modular furniture · School furniture · Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts · +1 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 11 suppliers · 13 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (1.2 per place) · 13 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of themLot #1Classroom FurnitureAwardedPublished value£13,186,095
Lot #2Furniture for School Dining Areas and Staff CanteensAwardedPublished value£4,233,205
Lot #3Assembly Hall Chairs and TrolleysAwardedPublished value£750,134
Lot #4Science Technology FurnitureAwardedPublished value£3,807,206
Lot #5Design and Room Fit Outs - CataloguesAwardedPublished value£5,494,160
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).
- 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
- “FAE-24-006 SCHOOL FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION AUTHORITY” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 11 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
- 10 May 2024, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2025, 09:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Oct 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007111- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0458ddFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTenderNI
- 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 listed in II.2.4 - Description of the procurement)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.. 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.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
- 10 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Oct 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
30 Aug 2024 → 25 Feb 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected30 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Oct 2024, 15:30 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published25 Feb 2025, 09:43 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2024- Published value published: £27,470,8004 Sept 2024, 15:25 BST
- Status changed to active4 Sept 2024, 15:25 BST
- Procurement method changed4 Sept 2024, 15:25 BST
- Deadline published: 4 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST4 Sept 2024, 15:25 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Sept 2024, 15:25 BST
- Deadline moved to 10 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST2 Oct 2024, 16:48 BST+6 days · was 4 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
- Status changed to complete25 Feb 2025, 09:43 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 4 Oct 2024 | 10 Oct 2024 | +6 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-05: 1 release · 10 May 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 – Classroom Furniture
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £13,186,095
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Furniture for School Dining Areas and Staff Canteens
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £4,233,205
- Status
- active
Lot 3 – Assembly Hall Chairs and Trolleys
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £750,134
- Status
- active
Lot 4 – Science Technology Furniture
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £3,807,206
- Status
- active
Lot 5 – Design and Room Fit Outs - Catalogues
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £5,494,160
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Classroom Furniture | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 12 | — | — |
| 2 · Furniture for School Dining Areas and Staff Canteens | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 9 | — | — |
| 3 · Assembly Hall Chairs and Trolleys | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 4 · Science Technology Furniture | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 5 · Design and Room Fit Outs - Catalogues | 11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute 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
13 commercial parties on the notice- ALBANY DMS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Alpha Marketing PlcFramework contractor
- Ballycastle Climbing FramesFramework contractor
- Banner Group LimitedFramework contractor
- COMMUNITY PRODUCTS UK LTDFramework contractor
- CREATIVE ACTIVITYFramework contractor
- Forbes ContractsFramework contractor
- JOSEPH FLANIGAN SON LTDFramework contractor
- Learning SpaceFramework contractor
- MOFFETT AND SONS LIMITED T/A Balmoral FurnitureFramework contractor
Show 3 more suppliers
- SPACERIGHT EUROPE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- WAGSTAFF BROS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- WORKSHOP NI LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.