Find a TenderCancelled
Published 29 Apr 2021, 15:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ITT280 Provision of Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies

Official notice

Authority: University of Northampton (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£210,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Northampton is seeking an efficient, innovative, environmentally friendly, cost and financially competitive, high quality supplier of cleaning and janitorial supplies, conducted in an environmentally sound and sustainable manner. The Contractor shall be responsible for sourcing and delivery of the products as defined in an approved core list of items. Products required are cleaning and catering chemicals, paper goods and janitorial equipment.The University currently works on a consignments stock basis where stocks are kept topped up. The University of Northampton is looking for innovative supplier to further improve this process and demonstrate new ways of making the process seamless and deliver excellent services such as provision of and full access to an online ordering client portal.It is anticipated that the Contract will commence on 1st September 2021 and will run for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year.

CPV: Cleaning and polishing products · Cleaning compounds · Cleaning products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£210,000
Delivery: East Midlands · Northampton
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 1 year entirely at the University's discretion.Second stage: 5–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Comply with Health & Safety & Conformity Obligations under COSHH Regulations and undertake Reasonable Checks and instructions of use for the products.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Apr 2021, 15:39 BST
Last source update
24 May 2021, 09:48 BST
Authority reference
ITT280
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011445
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning and polishing productsCleaning compoundsCleaning products
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02abcb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Procurement process will incorporate a standstill period at the point that notification of the proposed award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision as is required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: The University reserves the right to cancel or amend this procurement at any stage and to not award the contract in whole or in part, and does not bind itself to accept any tender. The University shall not be liable for any costs or expenses (of any nature) incurred by any prospective service provider (or any of its consortium members or sub-contractors) in responding to this notice or in participating in this procurement process, including (without limitation) if the University cancels or amends this procurement process or makes no contract award. The estimated contract value is £210000 GBP for the 3-year term and wouldbe an estimated 280000 GBP if the contract was extended by 1 additional year extension.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnorthampton/ ↗

Submission deadline
1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 May 2021 → 17 Jun 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    24 May 2021, 09:48 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    17 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 May 2021
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    24 May 2021, 09:48 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    24 May 2021, 09:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Northampton

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Drive, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 5PHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria