Official UK procurement notice
FAE-23-003 LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years
- Recurrence: September 2023
CPV: Furniture · Library equipment · Library furniture · Medical furniture · Office shelving · School furniture
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of themLot #1Library FurniturePublished value£747,500
Lot #2Library ShelvingPublished value£187,000
Lot #3Library AccessoriesPublished value£482,500
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).
- Technical & professional ability
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.
- “FAE-23-003 LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, 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
- Closed
- 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 · September 2023
- First published
- 21 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2023, 12:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Aug 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024167- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e475Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.
Publisher note: This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place https://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. . . https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges. Further Education Colleges in NI . . https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/. Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI. . https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/. Independent School in NI. . Libraries NI: https://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). . All processes include the following: . . Tenderers should ensure they read and understand the documentation found in the CFT documents area of eTendersNI. . As a Public Sector Procurement organisation, EA must adhere to the Procurement Policy Notes, https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/procurement-policy-notes-ppns. . This tender includes requirements relating to Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Supply Chain Resilience and Social Value and all tenders must meet the requirements detailed in the tender documentation to be compliant. . EA reserves the right to: . 1. Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice.. 2. To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition.. 3. To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice..
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Aug 2023, 15:30 BST
Timeline
17 Aug 2023 → 19 Nov 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published17 Aug 2023, 12:40 BST
- Bids opened21 Aug 2023, 15:30 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until19 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 25 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST17 Aug 2023, 12:40 BST+4 days · was 21 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 21 Aug 2023 | 25 Aug 2023 | +4 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7) | 21 Aug 2023 | 25 Aug 2023 | +4 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.