Official UK procurement notice
IA2933 Framework Agreement for Furniture
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe strategic aim for this procurement is to establish a single framework agreement split into
three separate lots. One for Educational Furniture and the second for Office Furniture and
the third for Library Furniture. SCC wish to contract with suitable suppliers who can supply
and install the required products for each lot at the best value to the County Council.
Each lot will consist of three suppliers
CPV: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products · Library furniture · Office furniture · School furniture
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 9 suppliers · 14 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (1.6 per place) · 9 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Jul 2023
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £2,000,000: 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 #1Office FurnitureAwardedRenewalceiling above
This tender is for the supply, delivery and installation of office furniture including but not limited to; desks, chairs, pedestals, tambour units and meeting room furniture to Staffordshire County Council and other contracting authorities via call-off contracts under a Framework Agreement. The customer base comprises of approximately 1,800 ordering and delivery points.
The Framework shall include the supply of a range of Goods and Services including, but not limited to space planning, site surveys, delivery, installation, desking, workstations, seating, office storage and shelving, reception, dining room and training room furniture, bespoke solutions for courtrooms and council chambers, high density static and mobile steel storage, workplace assessments, furniture renovation and furniture management services.
This list of Goods is not exhaustive and additional Goods may be added on demand and items may be removed.
The Pricing Schedules itemises the main standard items that will be purchased from the Framework Agreement.
Lot #2Educational FurnitureAwardedRenewalceiling above
This tender is for the supply, delivery and installation of Furniture Apparatus and Equipment to Staffordshire County Council, Schools and Academies via call-off contracts under a Framework Agreement.
The Framework Agreement is for the supply, delivery and Installation of educational furniture, apparatus and equipment to educational establishments which includes but is not limited to; desks, chairs, pedestals, tambour units, meeting room furniture and first aid equipment on an ad hoc basis as and when required by the County Council, Schools and Academies in Staffordshire.
The educational lot should also cater for school apparatus such as but not limited to Bunsen Burners, sports equipment (netballs, rugby balls), Dining Room Furniture, library furniture and playground equipment.
Lot #3Library FurnitureAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
This tender is for the supply, delivery and installation of Library Furniture to Staffordshire County Council, Schools and Academies, via call-off contracts under a Framework Agreement. The lot includes for
- Management of specific library re-fit, or a programme of library re-fits.
- Design of new internal library layout with an innovative design solution.
- Supply of goods, i.e. furniture and fittings, etc.
- Installation of goods, i.e. furniture and fittings, etc.
- Advise on signage and graphics for refitted library
- After sales support
- Training on the use of supplied goods, where necessary
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Office Furniture | 60% | 40% | |
| 2 · Educational Furniture | 60% | 40% | |
| 3 · Library Furniture | 70% | 30% |
- Price carries 30–40 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 40 points.
- “IA2933 Framework Agreement for Furniture” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 9 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
- First published
- 13 Jan 2023, 12:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2023, 09:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN1444- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016962- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039742Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is an electronic tender. All submissions must be made via the formal Contracting Authority electronic tendering platform. All requests for information to be sent through the electronic tendering portal and message facility on the Proactis electronic tendering system. How to register - follow the link to Proactis electronic tendering: — https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the e-Tendering package please contact the Contracting Authority point-of-contact in Section I.1 of this notice. On failure to reach this contact, please immediately email the nature of the difficulty to [email protected]
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Feb 2023, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
14 Feb 2023 → 1 Jul 2023 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Feb 2023, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published15 Jun 2023, 09:07 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Jun 2023, 09:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Office Furniture
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Educational Furniture
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Library Furniture
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2023
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- … – 30 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Office Furniture | 14bids · 14 electronic | 11 | — | — |
| 2 · Educational Furniture | 5bids · 5 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · Library Furniture | 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Any other contracting authority in the UKContracting authority
- Cannock Chase District CouncilContracting authority
- South Staffordshire CouncilContracting authority
- Stafford Borough CouncilContracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
9 commercial parties on the notice- Dams FurnitureFramework contractor
- FG Library Products LtdFramework contractor
- FMS Interior Services LtdFramework contractor
- H Jenkinson & Company LimitedFramework contractor
- Morleys of BicesterFramework contractor
- Opening the Book LtdFramework contractor
- Showcase Interiors LimitedFramework contractor
- ThedesignconceptFramework contractor
- Wagstaff Interiors GroupFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.