Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
04045190
Room 404, 4th Floor, Crescent House, University of Salford
Salford
M5 4WT
UK
Contact person: Mary Onabanjo
Telephone: +44 1618005
E-mail: mary.onabanjo@nwupc.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://nwupc.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/91080
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/65486
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Sub-central contracting authority
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Photographic Equipment & Consumables
Reference number: AVI3170NW
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38650000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) is a not for profit
organisation owned by its Full members consisting of 24 Universities. Our mission is to
deliver value through responsible procurement. NWUPC are conducting market
engagement for the renewal of a framework agreement for Photographic Equipment &
Consumables for NWUPC Members and other participating regional consortia- APUC,
HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, SUPC. The purpose of the engagement exercise is it to inform of the
forthcoming tender opportunity and seek the input of the market on a number of areas to
help inform the structure and scope of the framework agreement.
A full list of Members can be found at the following links:
NWUPC https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
APUC http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
HEPCW http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/about-us-2/
LUPC http://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
NEUPC http://www.neupc.ac.uk/who-are-our-members
SUPC https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
20 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
24930000
24931000
24931200
24931210
24931220
32354300
38650000
38653000
38653110
38653111
38653200
79960000
79961000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NWUPC are seeking the input of the market on a number of areas to help inform the
structure of the tender and the scope of requirements through the use of an engagement
survey which is available at the following link: https://enp.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/photographic-equipment-consumables-market-engagement-sur
Please complete the survey by 23:59 02 Nov 2022.
Prior to completing the survey, please read the supporting information on the current sector agreement for Photographic Equipment & consumables available at: https://nwupc.ac.uk/agreements/6775?agreements=6775
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
16/08/2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Photographic Equipment and Consumables includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; DSLR Cameras, Compact System Cameras, Medium Format Cameras, Action Cameras, Camcorders, Lenses, Lighting, Specialist Printers, Tripods and Gimbals, Drones, Memory Cards, Film, Filters, Photographic Paper, Negatives, Tripod Bags and Camera Bags. This list is not exhaustive.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/04/2023