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Published 26 Apr 2024, 14:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Office Furniture for Reading Borough Council and Reading Library - ESPO FW282_22

Official notice

Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,200,000≈ £600k / year
Submissions closed 24 May 2024
Contract term 2 yrsends 20 Jun 2026 · extension options published · starts 21 Jun 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Reading Borough Council (the "Customer") is inviting you to submit a response to a further competition in respect of the procurement opportunity referenced above. The Customer is utilising the ESPO Framework FW282_22 to appoint a Supplier to provide interior design services, a furniture plan and ultimately the provision of furniture for Reading Borough Council’s new Customer Service, back office and it’s new flagship Library. Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website by selecting the View Details button for the project.Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 16.05.2024 23:59.Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

CPV: Furniture

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£1,200,000
Contract period: 21 Jun 2024 – 20 Jun 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: +1+1Variant bids: 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    In this present instance, the Customer is issuing this Invitation to Tender as a Further Competition Lot 1 – Office Furniture - National Framework of ESPO Framework 282_22.

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
Closed
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
26 Apr 2024, 14:35 BST
Last source update
26 Apr 2024, 14:35 BST
Award evaluation window
27 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
RBC 00001883
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013625
Classification (CPV)
Furniture
Delivery area
South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04557f Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The relevant deadlines depend on the specific nature of the remedies required and are defined in Regulations 93 & 94 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 May 2024, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 May 2024, 08:00 BST

Timeline

26 Apr 2024 → 21 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Apr 2024, 14:35 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 May 2024, 23:59 BST
  3. Bids opened
    27 May 2024, 08:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    21 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Reading Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, South East, RG1 2LUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body London
  • The Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.