Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
UK
Contact person: Collaboration.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: Collaboration.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DoF – Collaborative arrangement – Provision of copier paper (ID 4670342)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30197643
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this Framework will be to service the needs of the Contracting Bodies which have indicated that they have a requirement for Copier paper during the term of the Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement is enabled for use by the participating bodies as listed in table 1 – participating bodies of the specification of requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
15 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30197642
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this Framework will be to service the needs of the Contracting Bodies which have indicated that they have a requirement for Copier paper during the term of the Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement is enabled for use by the participating bodies as listed in table 1 – participating bodies of the specification of requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Confirmation of Requirements
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: AC2 Supply Chain Arrangements
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Contract Price
/ Weighting: 90
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-026861
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: DoF – Collaborative arrangement – Provision of copier paper Framework
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Banner Group Limited
K House
Sheffield
S9 1XU
UK
Telephone: +44 8435383311
E-mail: bids@bbanner.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ANTALIS LTD
Gateway House
COALVILLE
LE67 1LE
UK
Telephone: +44 1530505099
E-mail: keith.bennett@antalis.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GRAPHIC PAPER MERCHANTS NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED
42-46 Fountain Street
BELFAST
BT1 5EF
UK
Telephone: +44 2890342742
E-mail: papersales@gpmi.co.uk
Fax: +44 2890342413
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 15 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance the matter will be escalated to senior management in Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions. of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public procurement. competitions for a period of up to three years.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures.
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to.challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/11/2024