Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cranmer Education Trust
C/O The Blue Coat School, Egerton Street, Oldham
Manchester
OL1 3SQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1276673880
E-mail: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cranmereducationtrust.com/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/9KM374CA27
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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cranmer Education Trust ~ School Uniform Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
18000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be initially required to provide school uniforms for Cranmer Education Trust, at the following locations:
•The Blue Coat School, Oldham
•Brian Clarke Church of England Academy, Oldham
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
408 333.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD33
Main site or place of performance:
Manchester
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful Supplier will be initially required to provide school uniforms for Cranmer Education Trust, at the following locations:
•The Blue Coat School, Oldham
•Brian Clarke Church of England Academy, Oldham
There is the opportunity to provide uniforms to other schools within the Trust as and when their current school uniform arrangements come to an end.
The existing supplier for The Blue Coat School will provide uniforms for the September 2022 intake of students with the new contract applying thereafter.
We are looking for a supplier partner who offers high quality in terms of goods and/or services that are ‘fit for purpose’ and can also offer excellent value for money over the entire contract period.
Contract value
Contract value = £245k (3 years)
The contract will be for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years.
Please see SQ Document for further details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
408 333.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
12/09/2022
End:
11/09/2027
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
22/04/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
16/05/2022
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.
The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.
The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Clothing%2C-footwear%2C-luggage-articles-and-accessories./9KM374CA27
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/9KM374CA27
GO Reference: GO-2022318-PRO-19823709
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cranmer Education Trust
Manchester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/03/2022