Official UK procurement notice
Business Solutions Framework Agreement
Authority: Procurement for Housing (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe current Office and Business Solutions Framework is due to expire in June 2025. It currently covers a range of office based supplies and services including stationery, furniture, PPE, IT equipment and medical kits and accessories.
PfH also have a Janitorial and PPE Framework that is due to expire in April 2025 and a Print Services Framework due to expire in September 2025 (including the extension option).
PfH are currently considering amalgamating these three frameworks into a single multi lot offering for customers to call off all their office based requirements.
CPV: Binders and related accessories · Brooms and brushes and other articles of various types · Business and management consultancy and related services · Chemical products · Cleaning and polishing products · Cleaning products · Computer accessories · Computer equipment and supplies · Computer supplies · Courier services · Document management services · Domestic furniture · +56 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The current Office and Business Solutions Framework is due to expire in June 2024Planned
The current Office and Business Solutions Framework is due to expire in June 2024. The current framework is divided into two lots:
- Complete Office and Business Solutions
- Office and Business Solutions Guaranteed Savings
It is anticipated that the future framework will be extended to include the supplies and services currently covered by our existing Janitorial, Workwear and PPE and Print and Digital Communications Frameworks. These frameworks include:
- Janitorial Supplies
- Workwear and PPE
- Print and Digital Communications
- Print Devices and Associated Services
- Total Print Solutions
The new framework will be divided into lots.
PfH wishes to engage with suitably experienced and qualified suppliers in order to support the development of the strategy for the replacement framework.
Interested suppliers should contact the Support Services Team at: Supportservices@pfh.co.uk
Market engagement will be conducted through a variety of channels which may include but not be limited to one to one telephone or video calls, face to face meetings or wider supplier engagement sessions.
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).
- “Business Solutions Framework Agreement” 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- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006383- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0443faFind a Tender
Publisher note: This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; the Northern Ireland Housing Executive; any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations; educational establishments and any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website : http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=231199. (MT Ref:231199)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
28 Feb 2024 → 1 Oct 2024 · 2 dates- Notice published28 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Tender notice expected1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.