Official UK procurement notice
162_25 Clays, Glazes and Modelling Materials
Authority: ESPO·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework for the supply of Air Drying and Kiln Drying Modelling Clays and Glazes, Soft Modelling Dough, Silver and Modelling Sand and Construction Materials including Foam, Wood for educational use for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre and Direct Delivery to the ESPO Customer.
CPV: Clay · Enamels and glazes · Handicraft and art supplies · Sand · Sand and clay · Straw · Tiles · Wire products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 1 mo from 1 Mar 2025
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Doughs, Clays and MouldingCancelledPublished value£1,000,000
Supply of doughs, clays and moulding products for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester.
Lot #2Glazes, Additives and TilesCancelledPublished value£90,000
Supply of glazes, additives and tiles for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester.
Lot #3Construction MaterialsCancelledPublished value£190,000
Supply of construction materials, including wire and straw for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester.
Lot #4ToolsCancelledPublished value£120,000
Supply of tools and moulds for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester.
Lot #5Play SandCancelledPublished value£600,000
Supply of play and coloured sand for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Non-Price: 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Non-Price: 20
- Price: 80
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “162_25 Clays, Glazes and Modelling Materials” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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- 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 the vehicle
- 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
- 6 Aug 2024, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2025, 12:48 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
162_25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009893- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0487fcFind a Tender
- Performance terms
The minimum financial requirement for the purposes of the current tender exercise is stated in the procurement documents. However in summary, Tenderers are required to have positive net assets / shareholder funds.
If a Tenderer fails to pass the financial assessment and is part of a larger group, provided that the group accounts are provided to ESPO on request and these pass the financial test, a parent company guarantee may be acceptable provided the Tenderer is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary within the group.
In addition, ESPO will use a Credit Reference Agency to provide information on Tenderers. Where the Credit Reference Agency assigns the Tenderer a score indicating higher than moderate financial risk, ESPO will give further consideration to the financial information and financial stability of the Tenderer.
If ESPO has any reasonable cause for concern in relation to this information that cannot be reasonably resolved then this could give rise to the tender being rejected.
This contract will contain a contract monitoring clause which will require suppliers to ensure that there is no material detrimental change in their financial standing and/or their credit rating (as determined by use of a Credit Reference Agency). Bi-annual review meetings will be held.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2024, 12:01 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2024 → 18 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened6 Sept 2024, 12:01 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Mar 2025
- Notice published18 Mar 2025, 12:48 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2024- Deadline moved to 13 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST9 Sept 2024, 11:43 BST+7 days · was 6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2025, 12:48 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Mar 2025, 12:48 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 6 Sept 2024 | 13 Sept 2024 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 6 Sept 2024 | 13 Sept 2024 | +7 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 - Doughs, Clays and Moulding
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2025
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Glazes, Additives and Tiles
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2025
- Value
- £90,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Construction Materials
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2025
- Value
- £190,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Tools
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2025
- Value
- £120,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Play Sand
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2025
- Value
- £600,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Doughs, Clays and Moulding | 8bids · 8 electronic | 8 | — | — |
| 2 · Glazes, Additives and Tiles | 8bids · 8 electronic | 8 | — | — |
| 3 · Construction Materials | 8bids · 8 electronic | 8 | — | — |
| 4 · Tools | 8bids · 8 electronic | 8 | — | — |
| 5 · Play Sand | 8bids · 8 electronic | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- A.B. GEE OF RIPLEY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ARTSTRAWS MFG LTDFramework contractor
- DALER-ROWNEY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- DRYAD CREATIVE LIMITED (Previously DRYAD EDUCATION LIMITED)Framework contractor
- DRYAD CREATIVE LIMITED (Previously DRYAD EDUCATION LIMITED)Framework contractor
- MAJOR BRUSHES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PENNINE AGGREGATES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- WIGSTON PAPER LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria