Official UK procurement notice
FMM-21-002 SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS
Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply and delivery of feminine hygiene products for the Education Authority for an initial period of 12 months with the potential of 4 further 12-month extensions. The successful Contractor will be required to supply and deliver feminine hygiene products to schools throughout Northern Ireland. A list of all educational establishments can be, found here: Department of Education Institution Search (www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus ↗)
CPV: Hygiene services · Personal care products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- AC1 Supply and Delivery of Goods: 12%
- AC2 Contract Management and Reporting: 6%
- Price: 80%
- AC3 Social Considerations: 2%
Published award criteria (4)
- AC1 Supply and Delivery of Goods: 12
- AC2 Contract Management and Reporting: 6
- AC3 Social Considerations: 2
- Price: 80
- Economic & financial standing
as per Tender Documentation
- Technical & professional ability
as per Tender Documentation
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 19 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2021, 16:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 May 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022584- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a7b6Find a Tender
- 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: Contract Monitoring. 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 what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach.. satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach.. satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in 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 and this Contract may be terminated... 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 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) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [goods] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to.. award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. VI.4). Education Authority Northern Ireland (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 Authority has included with the contract documents a 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 products required under this Contract. Any levels, or aggregate values of goods, referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client. Suppliers should note that a Pre-Market Questionnaire was issued on 26 February 2021, details can be found at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 May 2021, 15:30 BST
Timeline
25 May 2021 → 10 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline25 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened25 May 2021, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until23 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
- Notice published10 Sept 2021, 16:44 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2021, 16:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Preston Co Belfast LtdSMEContract | £4,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · John Preston Co Belfast LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Aug 2021
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic · 1 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurementReview body
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- John Preston Co Belfast LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.