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Published 24 Oct 2024, 08:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Supply of Office Stationery

Official notice

Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement9 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£16,750,000total for 9 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2024awarded 13 Mar 2025
Lots 9see the lot list below

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Hampshire County Council invited applications from suitably experienced organisations who wished to be considered for selection to tender for the Supply of Office Stationery including, Office Filing, Drawing Equipment, Dividers Guide Cards and Record Cards, Office Fasteners, Staplers, Staples Perforators and Desk Top Plastics, Scissors, PVC Stationery, Adhesive Tapes and Office and Colouring Pens and Pencils, Erasers and Sharpeners to Hampshire County Council, Hertfordshire County Council and other Members of the Central Buying Consortium (CBC)

CPV: Adhesive tape · Ballpoint pens · Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles · Dividers for stationery · Drawing instruments · Drawing pins · Felt-tipped pens · Fibre pens · Filing equipment · Fountain pens · Markers · Office supplies · +13 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
18 bids on the busiest of 9 lots · 36 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1Office FilingAwardedPublished value£1,300,000

The supply of Office Filing, including Ring binders, Lever Arch Files and Box Files, Laminated Ring binders, Lever Arch Files and Box Files, Basic Ring binders, Lever Arch Files and Box Files, Polypropylene Over Board, Presentation Ring and Lever Arch Files, Polypropylene Ring Binders, Manila Files and Folders, Suspension and Lateral Files and Storage and Archive Boxes

Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Drawing EquipmentAwardedPublished value£750,000

The Supply of Drawing Equipment including board equipment, compasses, geometry sets, protractors and rulers

Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Dividers, Guide Cards and Record CardsAwardedPublished value£350,000

The supply of Dividers, Guide Cards and Record Cards

Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Office FastenersAwardedPublished value£220,000

The Supply of Office Fasteners including, paper clips, rubber bands, treasury tags, fold back clips and drawing pins

Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Staplers, Staples, Perforators and Desk Top PlasticsAwardedPublished value£520,000

Supply of Staplers, Staples, Perforators and Desk Top Plastics

Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6ScissorsAwardedPublished value£230,000

The supply of Scissors

Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7PVC StationeryAwardedPublished value£1,450,000

The supply of PVC Stationery including folders, wallets, multi punched pockets, book covering film and zipped wallets

Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Adhesive TapesAwardedPublished value£480,000

The supply of Adhesive Tapes

Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9OfOffice and Colouring Pens and Pencils, Erasers and SharpenersAwardedPublished value£11,450,000

The supply of Office and Colouring Pens and Pencils, Erasers and Sharpeners

Variant 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Framework Agreement for the Supply of Office Stationery” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
24 Oct 2024, 08:52 BST
Last source update
14 Mar 2025, 15:02 GMT
Award evaluation window
29 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
CS25470
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009486
Classification (CPV)
Adhesive tapeBallpoint pensBox files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articlesDividers for stationeryDrawing instrumentsDrawing pinsFelt-tipped pensFibre pensFiling equipmentFountain pens
+15 moreMarkersOffice supplies
Delivery area
East of England (UKH2)South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b0c0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
28 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Nov 2024 → 14 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    29 Nov 2024, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    14 Mar 2025, 15:02 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Mar 2025, 15:02 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Mar 2025, 15:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 36admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 18busiest of 9 lots
Contracts signed 9latest 13 Mar 2025

9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Staples, Staplers, Perforators and Desk Top Plastics

    Signed
    13 Mar 2025
    Value
    £520,000
    Status
    active
  • Scissors

    Signed
    13 Mar 2025
    Value
    £230,000
    Status
    active
  • PVC Stationery

    Signed
    13 Mar 2025
    Value
    £1,450,000
    Status
    active
  • Adhesive Tapes

    Signed
    13 Mar 2025
    Value
    £480,000
    Status
    active
  • OFFICE AND COLOURING PENS AND PENCILS, ERASERS AND SHARPENERS

    Signed
    13 Mar 2025
    Value
    £11,450,000
    Status
    active
  • Office Filing

    Signed
    28 Feb 2025
    Value
    £1,300,000
    Status
    active
  • Drawing Equipment

    Signed
    28 Feb 2025
    Value
    £750,000
    Status
    active
  • Dividers Guide Cards and Record Cards

    Signed
    28 Feb 2025
    Value
    £350,000
    Status
    active
  • Office Fateners

    Signed
    28 Feb 2025
    Value
    £220,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Office Filing9bids———
2 · Drawing Equipment6bids———
3 · Dividers, Guide Cards and Record Cards9bids———
4 · Office Fasteners7bids———
5 · Staplers, Staples, Perforators and Desk Top Plastics9bids———
6 · Scissors7bids———
7 · PVC Stationery15bids———
8 · Adhesive Tapes9bids———
9 · OfOffice and Colouring Pens and Pencils, Erasers and Sharpeners18bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Castle, WINCHESTER, South East, SO238ZBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

37 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria