Official UK procurement notice
HCC 10/23 The Supply Of Exercise Books And Exercise Papers
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) are currently out to procurement and leading on the procurement process to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Exercise books and Exercise Paper (hereinafter referred to as "Goods") and is seeking suitably qualified Contractor(s) to supply the Goods under any Agreement resulting from this tendering exercise. A list of the Goods required is given in the Specification (Schedule 1). You are invited to submit your tender for these Goods. The Council will be awarding to the top three ranked Suppliers for Lot 1 and Lot 3, and Lot 2 will be awarded line by line to the top three ranked Suppliers.Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering s
CPV: Exercise books · Exercise papers · Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £10,000,000: 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 #1Exercise Booksceiling above
LOT 1 – Exercise BooksHertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) are currently out to procurement and leading on the procurement process to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Exercise books and Exercise Paper (hereinafter referred to as "Goods") and is seeking suitably qualified Contractor(s) to supply the Goods under any Agreement resulting from this tendering exercise. A list of the Goods required is given in the Specification (Schedule 1). You are invited to submit your tender for Exercise books. The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately GBP 2,394,683.80. Contractors must bid for all lines in order to be considered. The Council shall award this Lot to the top three (3) ranked Contractors that bid on all lines.The Framework will be awarded for a period of four (4) years, with no option to extend. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the procurement, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.
Lot #2Exercise Papersceiling above
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).
- “HCC 10/23 The Supply Of Exercise Books And Exercise Papers” 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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Oct 2023, 11:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2023, 11:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
HCC2314489- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032098- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04106fFind a Tender
Publisher note: Please note Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award To access this procurement opportunity please visit Supply Hertfordshire Electronic Tendering Site - Home (in-tendhost.co.uk) and follow the on-screen guidance. If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.a Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Contract.The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Oct 2023 → 30 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published31 Oct 2023, 11:15 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Chief Legal OfficerReview contact point
- High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria