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Published 19 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FMM-21-002 SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 May 2021awarded 24 Aug 2021
Awarded to John Preston Co Belfast Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply 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 published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
Delivery: 00, Northern Ireland
Extensions: After the initial contract period there is potential to extend for 4 further periods of 12 months · Option to extend for 4 further periods of 12 monthsVariant 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
Quality: 18%Price: 80%Social value: 2%
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
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    as per Tender Documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    as per Tender Documentation

What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Hygiene servicesPersonal care products
Delivery area
00Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a7b6 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: 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
  1. Submission deadline
    25 May 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 May 2021, 15:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Sept 2021, 16:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Sept 2021, 16:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 95 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
John Preston Co Belfast LtdSMEContract£4,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 1 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority NI

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurementReview body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • John Preston Co Belfast LtdAwarded supplier 2 Blaris Industrial Estate, 7A Altona Road, LISBURN, UK, BT27 5QBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.