Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Efficiency East Midlands Ltd
Unit 3 Maisies Way, South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire
Alfreton
DE55 2DS
UK
Contact person: Brogan Bullimore
Telephone: +44 1246395601
E-mail: brogan@eem.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.eem.org.uk
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://xantive.supplierselect.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Supply of Personal Protective Equipment and Additional Site Supplies
Reference number: EEM0023
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35113400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM) is a procurement consortium which establishes and manages a range of framework agreements. Our members include organisations providing services to the whole public sector including social housing providers, local authorities, blue light services and education and health related organisations. EEM's existing personal protective equipment and site equipment supplies framework (EEM0023) is due to expire during April 2020 and we are looking to procure a new framework to commence on expiry of the existing framework.
EEM on behalf of its members, wishes to procure and enter into a framework with multiple suppliers, for the provision of supply of PPE and site equipment supplies. The scope of this framework is the supply and distribution of personal protective equipment and site equipment supplies via a range of method from deliveries to designated sites/locations and/or collections, for a wide range of PPE and site equipment supplies.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
18110000
18141000
18143000
18831000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework will provide EEM members with a provision for the supply of PPE and site equipment supplies. Suppliers appointed to the framework will be capable of providing the supply and distribution of personal protective equipment and site equipment supplies via a range of methods, covering the following areas which may be enhanced or refined by contracting authorities under their call-off process;
Workwear
— trousers,
— polo shirts,
— sweatshirts,
— t-shirts,
— fleece,
— thermal wear,
— jackets,
— hi-visibility clothing,
— weather wear.
PPE
— breathing apparatus,
— eye and face protection,
— fall management,
— head protection,
— hearing protection,
— respiratory protection,
— hand protection,
— safety footwear,
— body protection.
Site Equipment
— spill containment and control,
— signage,
— safety equipment,
— ladders and access equipment,
— janitorial supplies and washroom hygiene,
— traffic management,
— first aid.
And any other additional products that can be covered as work-wear, PPE or site equipment supplies.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Method statement assessments
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 70
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 248-612140
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/02/2020
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/02/2020
Local time: 14:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The call-off contracts to be awarded pursuant to the framework agreements to be entered at conclusion of the procurement exercise may extend for a duration of up to 2 years beyond expiry of the 4 year framework term. Please note that the total potential value stated in II.2.6) of each lot is in relation to the full 4 year framework and takes into consideration that the EEM membership may grow over the life of the framework.
The framework is being procured by Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (‘EEM’) on behalf of their members and the other organisations described below as being authorised users.
The following contracting authorities will be entitled to agree and award contracts under this framework agreement:
1) Any member of EEM which for the avoidance of doubt currently includes 3 partner consortia — Westworks, advantage South West and South East Consortium. A full list of current members is available at www.eem.org.uk
2) Any future member of EEM or our partner consortia and in all cases has being an organisation which has applied to join EEM or our partner consortia in accordance with the applicable constitutional documents;
3) An EEM participant being an organisation which is neither a current or EEM member (as defined at 1 above) nor a future member of EEM (as defined at 2 above) based within England and Wales which owns and/or maintains/manages housing stock in 1 or more geographic area in which it operates and/or is an NHS Trust (which includes Acute Trusts, Mental Trusts, Care Services Trusts and Ambulance Trusts) organisation, police authority, fire authority, ambulance trust, university, higher education, further education college, school academy or other public sector organisation.
Further details regarding the authorised users of this framework can be found in the ITT documents.
To respond to this tender or review the documentation, please:
1) Go to the portal https://xantive.supplierselect.com
2) If you need to register a new account follow the prompts to set up your organisation;
3) When you sign in select ‘Public Projects’ from the menu (top right). A list of all open tenders will be displayed;
4) Select ‘EEM0023 — Supply of PPE and Site Equipment Supplies’ from the list of projects and then ‘Create Opportunity’. That will give you access to the basic information;
5) Click ‘Accept Opportunity’ to get more detail. There is no obligation to submit a response;
6) If you do wish to submit a response, do so before the deadline by changing the status to submitted. You will only be allowed to submit if every mandatory question is answered.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Cabinet Office
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/01/2020