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Published 21 Jul 2023, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FAE-23-003 LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureMax 3 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,417,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2023
Lots 3max 3 to bid

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The 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 them

What it takes to win
i

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Full details can be found in the CfT documents section on eTendersNI.

What this means for your bid
  • “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)
FurnitureLibrary equipmentLibrary furnitureMedical furnitureOffice shelvingSchool furniture
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e475 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
25 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Aug 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Aug 2023 → 19 Nov 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    17 Aug 2023, 12:40 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Aug 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    25 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    19 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 25 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
    17 Aug 2023, 12:40 BST
    +4 days · was 21 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2)21 Aug 202325 Aug 2023+4 d
—Bid openingIV.2.7)21 Aug 202325 Aug 2023+4 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

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 Belfast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.