Framework for Design and/or Supply and/or Installation of Play Space Refurbishments

This Framework Agreement is for Design and/or Supply and/or Installation of Play Space Refurbishments and associated works across locations within and around the County of Durham. The council anticipates appointing five contractors and two reserve contractors onto the framework.

For the main five number of bidding organisations including the two reserve bidding organisations who have a place on the framework. The final weighted score obtained by each bidding organisations submission for Technical Questions including Social Value (TOMS) and price will be added to achieve the bidder's overall final evaluation score. Bidding organisations will be ranked in respect of their evaluation score from highest to lowest. The five bidding organisations with the highest final evaluation score will be awarded a place on the framework, with the two reserves following.

Any call off from this framework could be funded from grants or other funding bodies, and the council reserves the right to award any procurement exercise or modify any procurement exercise dependent upon the grant funding source. Social value (TOMS) applies to this framework

It is to be noted that the project for Sedgefield Play Areas will be the first call off contract and will be awarded to the first placed bidding organisation with the highest final evaluation score. It is to be noted that social value applies to this project independently.

The Council gives no undertaking as to the level of, or any, spend via this Framework Agreement.

This framework will include a 1% rebate. This Rebate will be identified when it is used for any Call off within the documentation issued to successful contractors on the framework.

The documents must be downloaded from www.nepo.org ↗ and within the supplier area, search for DN740757. These can not be obtained any other way.