Framework Agreement for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of Furniture, Apparatus and Equipment to Educational Establishments.
Contract notice
Supplies
Section I: Contracting authority
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Procurement, 2 Staffordshire Place
For the attention of: Laura Kendall
ST16 2DH Stafford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1785854656
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1785854660
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.staffordshire.gov.uk/purchasing
Address of the buyer profile: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
Electronic access to information: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Staffordshire Schools and Academias
Section II: Object of the contract
Purchase
NUTS code UKG2
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 500 000 GBPThe Framework Agreement is for the supply, delivery and Installation of furniture, apparatus and equipment to educational establishments which includes but is not limited to: desks, chairs, pedestals, tambour units, meeting room furniture, outdoor and 1st aid equipment on an ad hoc basis as and when required by the County Council, Schools and Academies in Staffordshire.
39160000, 33192000, 39130000, 39100000, 39134000, 39142000, 39150000, 39155000, 39156000, 39153000, 39162000
The Framework Agreement is for the supply, delivery and Installation of furniture, apparatus and equipment to educational establishments which includes but is not limited to: desks, chairs, pedestals, tambour units, meeting room furniture, outdoor and 1st aid equipment on an ad hoc basis as and when required by the County Council, Schools and Academies in Staffordshire.
The 3 500 000 GBP value is the maximum that will be spent on this Framework.Duration of Framework is from 1.7.2016 to 30.6.2019, with an additional option to extend by 1.7.2019 to 30.6.2020.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 500 000 GBP
Description of these options: Duration of Framework is from 1.7.2016 to 30.6.2019, with an additional option to extend by 1.7.2019 to 30.6.2020.
Number of possible renewals: 1
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Financial checks will be undertaken for economic operators using 1 or more of the Councils current financial assessors:
n2check (www.n2check.com);
Dun & Bradstreet (www.dnb.co.uk);
Experian (www.experian.co.uk).
Economic operators will be assessed according to the level of risk stipulated by the financial assessors used.Note:
1. It is the responsibility of the economic operator to ensure that the appropriate accounts have been filed and that the credit information held is correct.
2. Should economic operators wish other financial information to be taken into account to support the economic and financial check this should be submitted with the response to the PQQ. SCC reserves the right to request further financial information and to take this into account where necessary in addition to the level of risk stipulated by the financial assessors.
3. For sole traders/partnerships where third party financial assessments are not available the assessment will be undertaken using a financial spreadsheet detailing trading account data for the last 3 years.
The organisation should hold valid insurance as required by the contract, or a written statement advising that should they be awarded the contract they will have the required levels of insurance in place for the commencement of the contract.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Financial checks:
Any economic operator being given an ‘Above Average/Higher than Average Risk’ rating or poorer, by 1 or more of the assessors used, may be rejected.
Insurance Levels:
Public Liability - 5 000 000 GBP;
Employers Liability - 5 000 000 GBP;
Professional Indemnity - 2 000 000 GBP.
Failure to achieve or agree to this may lead to disqualification.
Please see tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please see tender documents.
Section IV: Procedure
Payable documents: no
Place:
SCC Offices.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yesAdditional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: SCC Officers Only.
Section VI: Complementary information
Staffordshire County Council
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK
UNITED KINGDOM
The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract/framework agreement, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender; and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract/framework agreement.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract/framework agreement has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages.
The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months.
Staffordshire County Council
UNITED KINGDOM
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