Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the provision of General Office Supplies
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework Agreement is for the provision of General Office Supplies, including Stationery, Office Paper, Electronic Office Supplies (EOS), Catering Goods and Consumables, Janitorial and Hygiene products to the Scottish public sector.
The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/pu… ↗
Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.
- Recurrence: The framework may be relet at the end of the 4-year period.
CPV: Catering supplies · Cleaning products · Ink cartridges · Office supplies · Sanitary towels or tampons · Toner cartridges
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with…AwardedRenewal
The Scottish Procurement & Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring requirements on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies.
The Framework will cover the provision of General Office Supplies including stationery, office paper, EOS, janitorial supplies, sanitary products and catering supplies. The purpose of this agreement is to provide the Scottish public sector with a supply base with broad service coverage and the capacity, knowledge and experience to deliver a high-quality service.
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
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must demonstrate a current liquidity ratio. Ratio will be calculated as follows: -
total current assets divided by total current liabilities.
It is a requirement of the Framework Agreement that Tenderers hold or commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Framework Agreement, the types of insurance detailed below:
Employers Liability Insurance.
Public Liability Insurance.
Professional Indemnity Insurance.
Minimum: Tenderers must demonstrate a current liquidity ratio of 0.9 or above (see question 4B.4 of the SPD). The ratio will be calculated as follows: net current assets divided by net current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in s…
- 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 the provision of General Office Supplies” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
- Yes · The framework may be relet at the end of the 4-year period.
- First published
- 13 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2023, 12:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
SP-22-021- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015684- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d06Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:732451)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 31 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Jan 2023 → 2 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published2 Jun 2023, 12:07 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2023, 12:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 015684-2023-SP-22-021-1
- Signed
- 11 May 2023
- Value
- £60,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Lyreco UK LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.