Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
E-mail: pamela.rea@eani.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FES-19-019 Exercise Books and Drawing Supplies
Reference number: FES-19-019 / Resource ID 2625406
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30192700
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
EA invites tenders for exercise books and drawing supplies to be provided to individual schools, colleges and centres for at least 21 month contract period from 1 April 2020-31 December 2021, with an option to extend for a further 24 months. Our objective is to appoint two suppliers capable of providing the range of exercise books we have identified and other specialised books, for schools to order on a call-off when required according to need. The bulk of orders are placed from May to September and outside of this there may be a high volume of low value orders. However the availability of stock must be maintained throughout the contract period. The administering EA Procurement office for this tender will be Belfast.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30199000
22112000
22816200
22815000
22830000
22831000
22111000
22114000
22800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
EA invites tenders for exercise books and drawing supplies to be provided to individual schools, colleges and centres for at least 21 month contract period from 1 April 2020-31 December 2021, with an option to extend for a further 24 months. Our objective is to appoint two suppliers capable of providing the range of exercise books we have identified and other specialised books, for schools to order on a call-off when required according to need. The bulk of orders are placed from May to September and outside of this there may be a high volume of low value orders. However the availability of stock must be maintained throughout the contract period. The administering EA Procurement office for this tender will be Belfast.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Resources for contract support
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 90
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
With an option to extend the contract for a further 24 months.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 241-590896
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Banner Group Ltd
K House
Sheffield
S9 1XU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Findel Education Ltd
2 Gregory Street
HYDE
SK14 4TH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The education authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before any contracts were entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/03/2020