Official UK procurement notice
YPO - 001255 The Supply of Premium Handwriting Pens
Authority: YPO (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionYPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the supply of Premium Handwriting Pens for use primarily in the education market. This Framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO by establishing an agreement for Providers to deliver stock into YPO’s distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
- Recurrence: There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years from the commencement date
CPV: Office supplies · Various office equipment and supplies
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 4 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2024
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Premium Quality Handwriting PensAwardedRenewal
This lot is for Premium Quality Handwriting Pens
Lot #2Premium Quality Recycled Handwriting PensAwardedRenewal
This lot is for Premium Quality Recycled Handwriting Pens
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 (4)
- Quality: 50%
- Delivery and Customer Service: 5%
- price: 35%
- Social Value/Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 50%
- Delivery and Customer Service: 5%
- Social Value/Sustainability: 10%
- Price: 35%
- Suitability
Organisations must ensure that they are not in breach of any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusions contained in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please refer to the
Tender Documentation/ Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web
address can be found under ‘Procurement Documents’ in ‘Communication’ section in this notice.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “YPO - 001255 The Supply of Premium Handwriting Pens” 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 · 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 · There is a possibility that this framework will be subject to renewal after 3.5 years
from the commencement date
- First published
- 3 May 2024, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2024, 13:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
001255- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026850- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045750Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Please refer to the Framework Agreement Terms and Conditions located
on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under Procurement
Documents in ‘Communication’ Section in this notice.
Publisher note: YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users . YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
14 Jun 2024 → 1 Oct 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Notice published22 Aug 2024, 13:51 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Aug 2024, 13:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 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, £3,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Premium Quality Handwriting Pens
- Signed
- 19 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Premium Quality Recycled Handwriting Pens
- Signed
- 19 Jul 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Premium Quality Handwriting Pens | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Premium Quality Recycled Handwriting Pens | 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Manuscript Pen Company LtdFramework contractor
- Newell Brands UK LimitedFramework contractor
- STAEDTLER (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- edding (UK) LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria