Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the provision of Office Stationery and Associated Supplies and Services
Authority: CBG Buying·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority wishes to establish a framework agreement for the provision of workplace supplies and services. The framework will focus upon, but not be limited to, the supply of office stationery, cleaning and janitorial supplies including paper and hygiene products, personal protective equipment including first aid, IT and print consumables and peripherals, paper supplies, office/workplace furniture, and catering supplies and equipment. It is let by the CBG Buying Community Interest Company known as Charities Buying Group and is available for use by members of the Charities Buying Group and all other organisations across the UK Public Sector.
CPV: Ballpoint pens · Calendars · Card for printing · Cleaning and polishing products · Cleaning products · Coffee · Coffee, tea and related products · Computer accessories · Computer equipment and supplies · Computer furniture · Computer supplies · Disposable gloves · +30 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids received (5.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£30,000,000
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: 60.00%
- Price: 40.00%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for the provision of Office Stationery and Associated…” 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Nov 2023, 14:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2024, 15:51 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CA13091 - CBG/DU/STAT/01- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003929- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041ae1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Charities Buying Group will incorporate a minimum 10-day standstill period at the
point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. Bidders who are
unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the
decision is made as to the reasons why the bidder was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding
the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Procurement
Regulations provide for the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of
harm by the breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and
Northern Ireland). Any action must be generally brought within 3 months. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought,
any such action must be brought within 30 days where the
Contracting Authority has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of
reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into.
Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the
award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award
damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the
circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the
Contracting Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract the
shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to
apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: Charities Buying Group Internal Reference Number is CBG/DU/STAT/01. The framework is being delivered by the Charities Buying Group and its partners ukefield Procurement Ltd (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Group Ltd). Dukefield Procurement Ltd are acting as agents of Charities Buying Group in the evelopment and ongoing contract management of this framework. The contracting authority will be using an eTendering system to conduct the procurement exercise. To access the procurement documentation suppliers must register their company details on the Sourcing Cloud system at: ttps://suppliers.multiquote.com The tender is available from the opportunities menu on the login page of the site. The contracting authority shall not be under any obligation to accept the lowest tender or ndeed any tender. Charities Buying group expressly reserves the rights: (a) to terminate the procurement process and not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process at any time; (b) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement as detailed within the tender documentation; (c) to award a contract covering only part of the consortium's requirements if explicitlydetailed within the tender documentation; (d) to disqualify any organisation from the process that canvasses any employee of the Contracting Authority during the procurement process or standstill period if applicable; (e) seek clarifications to tender responses on the basis that any clarification sought will not confer any undue competitive advantage in the favour of any supplier from whom such clarifications are being sought; (f) where the contracting authority can evidence that there is a conflict of interest, either personal or in consideration of any organisation bidding for the contract, the contracting authority shall have the explicit right to immediately exclude that person or organisation from the tender process entirely; (g) where the contracting authority has engaged in any pre-market soft testing prior to the commencement of the procurement process, the contracting authority reserves the right to name any organisation that has been involved in these discussions and release any and all specifications/discussion documents to the market where appropriate to the subject matter of this procurement; (h) the contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by tenderers; (i) the value of the framework provided in section II.1.5) is only an estimate and the contracting authority will not guarantee any business through this framework agreement and (j) the contracting authority wishes to establish a framework agreement open for use by all Public Sector Bodies as stated in II.1.4).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Dec 2023 → 6 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published6 Feb 2024, 15:51 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Feb 2024, 15:51 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextAdditional information · VI.3 | Charities Buying Group Internal Reference Number is CBG/DU/STAT/01. The framework is being delivered by the Charities Buying Group and its partners ukefield Procurement Ltd (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Group Ltd). Dukefield Procurement Ltd are acting as agents of Charities Buying Group in the evelopment and ongoing contract management of this framework. The contracting authority will be usin… | Charities Buying Group Internal Reference Number is CBG/DU/STAT/01. The framework is being delivered by the Charities Buying Group and its partners Dukefield Procurement Limited (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Limited). Dukefield Procurement Limited are acting as agents of Charities Buying Group in the development and ongoing contract management of this framework. The contracting authority will… |
Update to Additional Information
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
Framework for the provision of Office Stationery and Associated Supplies and Services
- Signed
- 6 Feb 2024
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Dukefield Procurement LimitedContracting authority
- Public SectorContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Charities Buying GroupMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Bates Office ServicesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria