Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
E-mail: Trevor.LAW@education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Period Product Provision to Schools and Post-16 Education Institutions across England
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Service to ensure that period products are available to learners, from January 2020, in Schools and Institutions delivering 16-19 education in England. Intention is to promote equality between genders and social-economic statuses, particularly when considering the reported link between the inability to access period products and a reduced engagement in education.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
11 416 419.84
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Service to ensure that period products are available to learners, from January 2020, in Schools and Institutions delivering 16-19 education in England. Intention is to promote equality between genders and social-economic statuses, particularly when considering the reported link between the inability to access period products and a reduced engagement in education.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60 %
Quality criterion: Social Impact
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 30 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial term may be extended by up to 2 further periods not exceeding 12 months each provided that the extensions shall not exceed the period of twenty (20) months in aggregate.
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:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd
00779813
Block B, Western Industrial Estate
Caerphilly
CF83 1XH
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:
: 11 416 419.84
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2019