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Published 9 Dec 2021, 16:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

FAE-20-026 Outdoor Learning Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)

Framework agreement6 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 6 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Jan 2022awarded 31 May 2022
Lots 6max 6 to bid

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Supply and Delivery of Outdoor Learning Equipment to Outdoor Learning Centres, Schools and Educational Establishments throughout Northern Ireland for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for any additional period(s) of up to and including 24 months on a call off as required basis. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA (the Client), including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to use the framework agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of the Authority. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus ↗ Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and, Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centres. www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-edu… ↗ Further Education Colleges in NI www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ ↗ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ire… ↗ Independent School in NI Libraries NI: www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/ ↗ EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA) Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Middletown Centre for Autism Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)

CPV: Archery arm guards · Archery arrows · Archery backstops · Archery equipments · Archery targets · Bicycle helmets · Bicycles · Boats · Buoyancy compensators · Camp beds · Camping goods · Camping or outdoor stoves · +43 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 99 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (0.0 per place) · 9 appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 6 of them

Every one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £50,000: 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 #1ClothingAwardedceiling above
Extensions: the option to extend for any additional periods of up to and including 24 months on a call off as required basis.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Cycling EquipmentCancelledceiling above
Extensions: the option to extend for any additional periods of up to and including 24 months on a call off as required basis.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Water Sports EquipmentAwardedceiling above
Extensions: the option to extend for any additional periods of up to and including 24 months on a call off as required basis.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Camping EquipmentAwardedceiling above
Extensions: the option to extend for any additional periods of up to and including 24 months on a call off as required basis.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Climbing/Caving EquipmentAwardedceiling above
Extensions: the option to extend for any additional periods of up to and including 24 months on a call off as required basis.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Archery/Orienteering EquipmentAwardedceiling above
Extensions: the option to extend for any additional periods of up to and including 24 months on a call off as required basis.Variant bids: not allowed

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
  • “FAE-20-026 Outdoor Learning Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 99 suppliers, not a single contract.

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 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Dec 2021, 16:34 GMT
Last source update
8 Jun 2022, 12:26 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Jan 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015756
Classification (CPV)
Archery arm guardsArchery arrowsArchery backstopsArchery equipmentsArchery targetsBicycle helmetsBicyclesBoatsBuoyancy compensatorsCamp beds
+45 moreCamping goodsCamping or outdoor stoves
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ff76 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedure

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
11 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Jan 2022, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jan 2022 → 8 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    11 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Jan 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    11 Apr 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    8 Jun 2022, 12:26 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jun 2022, 12:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 9admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 44 from SMEs · busiest of 5 lots
Contracts signed 5latest 31 May 2022

5 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, £50,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 1 - Clothing

    Signed
    31 May 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3 - Water Sports Equipment

    Signed
    31 May 2022
    Value
    £100,000
    Status
    active
  • Lot 4 - Camping Equipment

    Signed
    31 May 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 5 - Climbing/Caving Equipment

    Signed
    31 May 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 6 - Archery/Orienteering Equipment

    Signed
    31 May 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Clothing4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——
3 · Water Sports Equipment3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
4 · Camping Equipment1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
5 · Climbing/Caving Equipment4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——
6 · Archery/Orienteering Equipment1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Education Authority NI

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Ballee Road West, Ballymena, UK, BT42 2HSContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Education AuthorityReview body Ballymena

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice
  • Bosun Bob's ChandleryFramework contractor 7 Quay Street, BANGOR, UK, BT20 5EDContact email, phone
  • HELIX OPERATIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor Offis Fawr,, Padarn Country Park,, Llanberis, UK, LL55 4TYContact email, phone
  • INGLESPORT LIMITEDFramework contractor The Square Ingleton, NORTH YORKSHIRE, UK, LA6 3EBContact email, phone
  • MARINE SPECIALISED TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDFramework contractor Unit 1-2 Atlantic Way Brunswick Business Park, LIVERPOOL, UK, L3 4BEContact email, phone
  • MOUNTAIN METHOD LTDFramework contractor Unit 11C Devonshire Road Industrial Estate, MILLOM, UK, LA18 4JSContact email, phone
  • PATTERSON ELECTRONICS LTDFramework contractor 12 Falcon Road, BELFAST, UK, BT12 6RDContact email, phone
  • SPORTIDENT UK LTDFramework contractor Sleagill Head Farm Sleagill, PENRITH, UK, CA10 3HDContact email, phone
  • TELENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTDFramework contractor Units 1/ 1A Adelaide Bus Centre, 2 - 6 Apollo Road, BELFAST, UK, BT12 6HPContact email, phone
  • UP AND UNDER OUTDOOR GEAR LIMITEDFramework contractor 490 Cowbridge Road East Victoria Park, CARDIFF, UK, CF5 1BLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.