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Published 6 May 2021, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TEXT BOOKS, PUPIL WORKBOOKS, ASSESSMENT RESOURCES AND MUSIC MATERIALS

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)·Consortium: 12 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 28 Apr 2021
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Tender will lead to the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland. It is the Client’s intention to award the Framework Agreement on a Lot by Lot basis. Tenderers may bid for one, multiple or all Lots. a) Lot 1 - Textbooks b) Lot 2 – Pupil Workbooks c) Lot 3 - Assessment Resources d) Lot 4 - Music Materials It is anticipated that the Authority will be awarding this Framework Agreement in March 2021 for an initial two year period effective from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2023 (with the option to extend for period(s) up to and including 24 months if required) on a call off as required basis.

CPV: Atlases · Dictionaries · Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books · Encyclopaedias · Maps · Printed books · Printed music · School books · Textbooks

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
18 bids on the busiest of 4 lots · 17 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1a Lot 1 - TextbooksAwarded
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With the option to extend for periods up to and including 24 months if required.
22111000 School books22112000 Textbooks22114000 Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books22114100 Dictionaries22114200 Atlases22114300 Maps
Lot #2b Lot 2 – Pupil WorkbooksAwarded
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With the option to extend for periods up to and including 24 months if required.
22111000 School books22112000 Textbooks22114000 Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books22114100 Dictionaries22114200 Atlases22114300 Maps
Lot #3c Lot 3 - Assessment ResourcesAwarded
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With the option to extend for periods up to and including 24 months if required.
22111000 School books22112000 Textbooks22114000 Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books22114100 Dictionaries22114200 Atlases22114300 Maps
Lot #4d Lot 4 - Music MaterialsAwarded
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: With the option to extend for periods up to and including 24 months if required.
22111000 School books22112000 Textbooks22114000 Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books22114100 Dictionaries22114200 Atlases22114300 Maps

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “TEXT BOOKS, PUPIL WORKBOOKS, ASSESSMENT RESOURCES AND MUSIC MATERIALS” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 May 2021, 10:05 BST
Last source update
6 May 2021, 10:05 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009798
Classification (CPV)
AtlasesDictionariesDictionaries, maps, music books and other booksEncyclopaediasMapsPrinted booksPrinted musicSchool booksTextbooks
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: Please note that the Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) is also a potential user of this. framework..

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 17admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1810 from SMEs · busiest of 4 lots
Contracts signed 4latest 28 Apr 2021

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £10,050,574, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • a) Lot 1 - Textbooks

    Signed
    28 Apr 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • b) Lot 2 – Pupil Workbooks

    Signed
    28 Apr 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • c) Lot 3 - Assessment Resources

    Signed
    28 Apr 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • d) Lot 4 - Music Materials

    Signed
    28 Apr 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · a Lot 1 - Textbooks18bids · 18 electronic · 14 from abroad10——
2 · b Lot 2 – Pupil Workbooks18bids · 18 electronic · 13 from abroad10——
3 · c Lot 3 - Assessment Resources18bids · 18 electronic · 11 from abroad7——
4 · d Lot 4 - Music Materials18bids · 18 electronic · 4 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

12 public bodies on the notice

Education Authority NI

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Armagh ObservatoryContracting authority Armagh, UKContact email
  • Armagh PlanetariumContracting authority Armagh, UKContact email
  • Council for the Curriculum Examinations and AssessmentContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
  • FE Belfast Metropolitan CollegeContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
  • FE North West Regional CollegeContracting authority Londonderry, UKContact email
  • FE Northern Regional CollegeContracting authority Antrim, UKContact email
  • FE South Eastern Regional CollegeContracting authority Newtownards, UKContact email
  • FE South West CollegeContracting authority Omagh, UKContact email
  • FE Southern Regional CollegeContracting authority Newry, UKContact email
  • Libraries NIContracting authority Lisburn, UKContact email
  • Middletown Centre for AutismContracting authority Middletown, UKContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

17 commercial parties on the notice
  • Browns Books for StudentsFramework contractor 22-28 George Street, HULL, UK, HU1 3APContact email, phone
  • CLASSOOS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor Hallswelle House 1 Hallswelle Road, LONDON, UK, NW11 0DHContact email, phone
  • COLOURPOINT CREATIVE LIMITEDFramework contractor COLOURPOINT HOUSE, NEWTOWNARDS, UK, BT23 4YHContact email, phone
  • FREDERICK HYDE LIMITEDFramework contractor 70 Weyhill, HASLEMERE, UK, GU27 1HNContact email, phone
  • Fairfields N.I. LtdFramework contractor 25 Warren Road, DONAGHADEE, UK, BT21 0PDContact email, phone
  • GL ASSESSMENT LTDFramework contractor 1ST FLOOR VANTAGE LONDON GREAT WEST ROAD BRENTFORD, LONDON, London, TW89AGContact email, phone
  • HARPERCOLLINS UKFramework contractor Elsinore House, LONDON, UK, W6 8JBContact email, phone
  • HEATH BOOKS LTDFramework contractor Willow House Willow Walk, SUTTON, UK, SM3 9QQContact email, phone
  • HODDER STOUGHTON EDUCATIONAL LIMITEDFramework contractor Carmelite House 50 Victoria Embankment, LONDON, UK, EC4Y 0DZContact email, phone
  • PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITEDFramework contractor 80 Strand, London, UK, WC2R 0RLContact email, phone
Show 7 more suppliers
  • PRIM-ED PUBLISHING LIMITEDFramework contractor MARSH MEADOWS, NEW ROSS, IE, noneContact email, phone
  • RED BOX BOOKS LIMITEDFramework contractor 24 Mersey Road, STOCKPORT, UK, SK4 3DEContact email, phone
  • RENAISSANCE LEARNING UK LIMITEDFramework contractor 189 Marsh Wall, LONDON, UK, E14 9SHContact email, phone
  • SCHOFIELD SIMS LIMITEDFramework contractor Dogley Mills Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, HUDDERSFIELD, UK, HD8 0NQContact email, phone
  • Scholastic LtdFramework contractor Westfield Rd, SOUTHAM, UK, CV47 0RAContact email, phone
  • VERITAS COMPANY LIMITEDFramework contractor 7-8 ABBEY STREET LOWER, DUBLIN, IE, 1Contact email, phone
  • WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS LIMITEDFramework contractor 203-206 PICCADILLY, LONDON, UK, W1J 9HDContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.