Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Merchant Distribution (Repair)
Authority: PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProcure Plus are a value focused, not for profit company that specialises in the procurement of goods and services related to both the new build, repair, and maintenance of social housing. Procure Plus wishes to procure and enter into a framework agreement for the distribution of goods and materials in relation to the completion of repair works within social housing properties and properties across the wider public sector. A list of the individual contracting authorities and organisations entitled to access the framework agreement is provided in Section VI.3.
CPV: Building materials · Construction materials and associated items · Electrical materials · Heating materials · Plumbing and heating materials · Plumbing materials
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 12 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Supply of electrical products for repair servicesAwardedPublished value£20,000,000
This Lot is for the supply of electrical products for repair services. These products are essential to ensuring that the Customer's maintenance teams, who provide a business critical service, can complete the repairs of an electrical nature to the required quality and timeframes. There may be occasions when a Customer procures these products for use in other contexts, for example for use in the completion of planned maintenance works.
The Lot will provide the Customer with the option for a range of supply methods including collections at a counter from an existing branch network, a delivered service (single or multiple addresses) and van stock replenishment.
Lot #2Supply of plumbing and heating products for repair servicesAwardedPublished value£10,000,000
This Lot is for the supply of plumbing and heating products for repair services. These products are essential to ensuring that the Customer's maintenance teams, who provide a business-critical service, can complete the repairs of a plumbing and heating nature to the required quality and timeframes. There may be occasions when a Customer procures these products for use in other contexts, for example for use in the completion of planned maintenance works.
The Lot will provide the Customer with the option for a range of supply methods including collections at a counter from an existing branch network, a delivered service (single or multiple addresses) and van stock replenishment.
Lot #3Branch collection for repair services (multi product categories)AwardedPublished value£30,000,000
This Lot is for the supply of a range of products including general building, electrical and plumbing products. These products are essential to ensuring that the Customer's maintenance teams, who provide a business-critical service, can complete a range of repairs to the required quality and timeframes. There may be occasions when a Customer procures these products for use in other contexts, for example for use in the completion of planned maintenance works.
The Lot will predominantly be used for collections at a counter from a Supplier's existing branch network, where the Customer will be able to enter a branch and purchase the required product(s). In some instances, there may be a requirement for a local delivery from a branch to the Customer's preferred location.
Lot #4Supply of multi product categories for repair services including a managed serviceAwardedPublished value£140,000,000
The Supplier(s) appointed to this Lot will be expected to be able to provide a solution for the supply of products that has been developed specifically for a Customer. Rather than relying on a Supplier's existing branch network and other resources, this Lot is for Customers who want to design and implement a bespoke supply service consisting of resource that is dedicated to the Customer and will aim to increase the efficiency of material supply to their operatives. The dedicated resource may include methods, locations, vehicles, supply points and staff.
The products to be supplied under the Lot include general building, electrical and plumbing products. These products are essential to ensuring that the Customer's maintenance teams, who provide a business-critical service, can complete a range of repairs to the required quality and timeframes. There may be occasions when a Customer procures these products for use in other contexts, for example for use in the completion of planned maintenance works.
The Lot will provide the Customer with the option for a range of supply methods including a managed store, collections at a counter, a delivered service (single or multiple addresses) and van stock replenishment.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
Please refer to the invitation to tender documents.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement for Merchant Distribution (Repair)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Nov 2024, 11:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2025, 15:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Dec 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011188- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b611Find a Tender
Publisher note: Individual contracting authorities and organisations entitled to access the framework agreement will have the option to agree and award contracts to the appointed suppliers at any point during the term of the framework agreement. Such contracting authorities and organisations are as follows: Any customer of Procure Plus from time to time, which may include: Any social housing provider in the United Kingdom from time to time. 'Social Housing Provider' for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes, without limitation, registered providers, local authorities, and arm's length management organisations (ALMOs) Any local authority; any combined authority or associated body Any police, fire or rescue authority Any transport authority Any NHS trust or body, or other health authority Any waste disposal authority Any university, school, free school, college or academy Any other contracting authority (as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) that does not fall within any of the aforementioned categories Any entity or joint venture company that any of the aforementioned contracting authorities and organisations holds an interest in from time to time A list of current social housing providers can be found by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing Procure Plus reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not to proceed with all or part of the Framework Agreement. Procure Plus will not, under any circumstances, reimburse any expense incurred by bidders in preparing their tender submissions or in participating in this procurement process.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Dec 2024, 17:01 GMT
Timeline
13 Dec 2024 → 25 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Dec 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Dec 2024, 17:01 GMT
- Notice published25 Mar 2025, 15:41 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Mar 2025, 15:41 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Supply of electrical products for repair services
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2025
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Supply of Plumbing and Heating Products for Repair Services
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2025
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Status
- active
Branch Collection for Repair Services (multi-product categories)
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2025
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Supply of Multi-Product Categories for Repair Services including a Managed Service
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2025
- Value
- £140,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply of electrical products for repair services | 8bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Supply of plumbing and heating products for repair services | 6bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Branch collection for repair services (multi product categories) | 3bids | — | — | — |
| 4 · Supply of multi product categories for repair services including a managed service | 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeMediation body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
12 commercial parties on the notice- City Electrical Factors LimitedFramework contractor
- City Plumbing Supplies Holdings LimitedFramework contractor
- Cu-Plas Supplies LimitedFramework contractor
- Edmundson Electrical LtdFramework contractor
- Huws Gray LtdFramework contractor
- Lancashire Electrical Distributors LtdFramework contractor
- Rexel UK LimitedFramework contractor
- STARK Building Materials UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Travis Perkins Trading Company LimitedFramework contractor
- UK Plumbing Supplies LimitedFramework contractor
Show 2 more suppliers
- Wolseley UK LimitedFramework contractor
- YESSS (A) Electrical LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria