Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-26
Buyer: Dorset County Council
Country: UK
Region: Dorset CC
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33700000 | 37000000 | 39162000 | 39220000
Submission deadline: 2016-05-04
Award criteria: Price, Contract Specific Questions, Contract Management Questions

Technical requirements: Price
Contract Specific Questions
Contract Management Questions
This Framework Agreement is split into the following Lots; however Dorset County Council reserves the right to award to Lot 4 only if it proves the most economically advantageous option:
Lot 1 — Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies and Equipment — This includes products such as multi-purpose, washroom and kitchen cleaners. Infection control and hand sanitisation. Mops, sponges, scourers and buckets. Laundry and dishwashing supplies. Hand towels, tissues and toilet rolls.
Lot 2 — Care products — This includes personal care supplies, such as gloves, aprons, patient wipes, incontinence products. Body washes, foams and creams;
Lot 3 — Education Supplies — This includes a vast range of products required within an educational setting, including but not exclusive to nursery and early years, subject specific equipment and supplies, exercise books, arts & crafts, educational toys and games, furniture, teaching equipment and supplies, stationery, special needs, first aid, dining and light catering equipment & utensils;
The framework will be accessible by Dorset County Council and any successor in title of the whole organisation or part.
This framework will be made available to the following councils if so required. Dorset County Council will allow access via prior agreement to this contract by other authorities in the South West region. Please see www.swcouncils.gov.uk for further information regarding those South West authorities. Access to the framework will also be granted to any maintained school or academy in the South West of England (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-academies-and-academy-projects-in-development).
This Framework Agreement is split into the following Lots; however Dorset County Council reserves the right to award to Lot 4 only if it proves the most economically advantageous option:
Lot 1 — Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies and Equipment — This includes products such as multi-purpose, washroom and kitchen cleaners. Infection control and hand sanitisation. Mops, sponges, scourers and buckets. Laundry and dishwashing supplies. Hand towels, tissues and toilet rolls.
Lot 2 — Care products — This includes personal care supplies, such as gloves, aprons, patient wipes, incontinence products. Body washes, foams and creams;
Lot 3 — Education Supplies — This includes a vast range of products required within an educational setting, including but not exclusive to nursery and early years, subject specific equipment and supplies, exercise books, arts & crafts, educational toys and games, furniture, teaching equipment and supplies, stationery, special needs, first aid, dining and light catering equipment & utensils;
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who: a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court,where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is any analogous situation arising from similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the Court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who: a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court,where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is any analogous situation arising from similar procedure under national laws and regulations; b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the Court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations; c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct; d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the Contract Authorities can demonstrate; e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the Contracting Authority; f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the Contracting Authority; g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplier such information; h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA; i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities; k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of the Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering. Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: a) appropriate statements from banks or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional indemnity insurance; b) the presentation of balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets, where publication of the balance sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established. Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: a) appropriate statements from banks or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional indemnity insurance; b) the presentation of balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets, where publication of the balance sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established. Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Full specific details are available in the invitation to tender documents that can be obtained from the following website: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk