Official UK procurement notice
HCC02/23- Framework Agreement for the Supply of Office and Commercial Furniture
Authority: Herts Fullstop Ltd
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for office and commercial furniture - Framework Agreement for the Supply of Office and Commercial Furniture. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please see Section V (Award of Contract) for further details.
CPV: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Miscellaneous furniture · Miscellaneous furniture and equipment · Office furniture
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 42 suppliers · 13 bids on the busiest of 6 lots (0.3 per place) · 15 appointed
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · 5 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £29,600,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Residential FurnitureAwarded UKLot estimate not published
Lot #2Collaborative FurnitureAwarded UKLot estimate not published
Lot #3Framework Agreement for the Supply of Office and Commercial FurnitureCancelled East of EnglandPublished value£29,000,000
Lot #4Office ChairsAwarded UKceiling above
Lot #5Complete Projects SolutionsAwarded UKceiling above
Lot #6Office Steel StorageAwarded UKceiling above
Lot #7Desking And StorageAwarded UKceiling above
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: 20%
- Price: 80%
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “HCC02/23- Framework Agreement for the Supply of Office and Commercial…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 42 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Feb 2023, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jul 2023, 10:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
HCC2214198- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020744- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ab78Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Framework Agreement before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations’) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a Framework Agreement 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 Framework Agreement has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Framework Agreement ineffective.
Publisher note: Please note Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance. In accordance with Regulation 53 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council's procurement documents are available within the e-Tendering system.This is a one stage procurement process. Therefore, if you wish to be considered as a tenderer you must complete and submit a tender by the specified closing date and time. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: [email protected] or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Framework Agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Framework Agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
27 Mar 2023 → 19 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published19 Jul 2023, 10:47 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Jul 2023, 10:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £29,600,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Office Chairs
- Signed
- 6 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Desking And Storage
- Signed
- 6 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Office Steel Storage
- Signed
- 6 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Collaborative Furniture
- Signed
- 6 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Residential Furniture
- Signed
- 6 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Complete Projects Solutions
- Signed
- 6 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Residential Furniture | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Collaborative Furniture | 12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad | 11 | — | — |
| 4 · Office Chairs | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
| 5 · Complete Projects Solutions | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 6 · Office Steel Storage | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 7 · Desking And Storage | 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 12 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Chief Legal OfficerReview contact point
- High CourtMediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
15 commercial parties on the notice- Albion Chairs LimitedFramework contractor
- Bates Office Services LtdFramework contractor
- CCFI- Complete Contract Furniture InstallationsFramework contractor
- Combined Office Interiors LtdFramework contractor
- Dams Furniture LimitedFramework contractor
- Emergent Crown Contract Office Furnishings LtdFramework contractor
- Flexiform Business Furniture LimitedFramework contractor
- Interior Options Limited Framework contractor
- John Pulsford Associates LtdFramework contractor
- Millar West LtdFramework contractor
Show 5 more suppliers
- Office Update LtdFramework contractor
- Posturite LimitedFramework contractor
- Unique Office Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- Verco Office Furniture LimitedFramework contractor
- Wagstaff Bros, LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria