Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Hornchurch Academy Trust
10760863
Whybridge Junior School Blacksmiths Lane
Rainham
RM13 7AH
UK
Contact person: Irene Celis
Telephone: +44 8452577050
E-mail: irene.celis@schoolsbuyingclub.com
NUTS: UKI52
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://hornchurchacademy.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
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
BC-10751 HAT Educational Supplies Framework
Reference number: BC-10751
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30192700
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Havering Education Services (HES) established a Brokerage Service in 2013 as a dedicated collaborative procurement support mechanism for schools and settings, which enables them to access a wide range of suppliers of goods and services that have been selected through a compliant procurement route and who demonstrably deliver value for money and high-quality products and services to schools and settings. This requirement is for a new multi supplier framework agreement for the provision of educational supplies.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 300 000.00
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:
UKI52
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Havering Education Services (HES) established a Brokerage Service in 2013 as a dedicated collaborative procurement support mechanism for schools and settings, which enables them to access a wide range of suppliers of goods and services that have been selected through a compliant procurement route and who demonstrably deliver value for money and high-quality products and services to schools and settings. The Brokerage Service has over the years developed to encompass a wide range of competitive multi-supplier procurement frameworks with a cumulative total transaction value to date of circa £10m. Starting in 2022, under a partnership model, Hornchurch Academy Trust, a Multi Academy Trust based in Havering assumed the role of ‘Contracting Authority’ under which umbrella the HES brokerage frameworks will be managed, and procurement activities conducted.This requirement is for a new multi supplier framework agreement for the provision of educational supplies. This is expected to be used primarily by education establishments in Havering which are listed in Attachment 1 Current Brokerage School List (subject to change) to be able to draw upon the services agreed and stipulated. It is envisaged that other neighbouring Education Establishments outside of Havering, some of whom are currently buying into the Havering Education Brokerage Service as shown in Attachment 1 Current Brokerage School List, as well as other schools that may buy in at a later or future time, may also use the framework.
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:
3 400 000.00
GBP
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
Envisaged minimum number: 5
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As per the tendering documentation
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: Maximum duration 4 years
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:
16/10/2023
Local time: 12:00
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.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/09/2023