Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-03-18
Buyer: NEUPC Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35110000: Fire-fighting and safety equipment | 35111000: Fire-fighting equipment | 35111300 | 35111320 | 35111400
Estimated value: 36000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: NEUPC is seeking to award a framework agreement for the provision of firefighting equipment and associated services with the scope covering a range of products including, but not limited to, fire extinguishers, fire blankets, storage, first aid equipment, door furniture, escape equipment, signage and wireless alarms. The associated services lot will be for the provision of fire safety training and fire risk assessments. This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
NEUPC is seeking to award this lot for the provision of firefighting equipment and maintenance with the scope covering a range of products including, but not limited to, fire equipment, storage and protection, first aid equipment, passive fire equipment, door furniture, escape equipment, signage, wireless detectors and wireless call points across the UK. This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Suppliers will be able to bid to service any of the following 8 regions under this lot: Scotland, Northern Ireland, North West, North East and Yorkshire, Wales, Midlands, South West and South East, London and East Anglia. Suppliers may bid for any combination of regions, including one or all regions but they must be able to service 100 % of the members who can access the agreement within each region. It is possible for suppliers to be awarded a position on the framework in some, but not all, regions that they bid for, depending on the level of interest and quality of tender submissions received from other suppliers.
It is intended that the framework agreement will be awarded to 4 bidders per region on this lot, provided that there are a suitable number of bidders which meet any required minimum standards. NEUPC reserves the right to proceed with a lower number of bidders for all or any lot/region(s).
NEUPC reserves the right, subject to regulations, to change without notice the basis of, of the procedures for, the competitive sourcing process or to terminate the process at any time. Under no circumstances shall NEUPC incur any liability in respect of this ITT or any supporting documentation.
NEUPC is seeking to award this lot for the provision of fire safety training and fire risk assessments across the UK. This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.
Suppliers will be able to bid to service any of the following 8 regions under this lot: Scotland, Northern Ireland, North West, North East and Yorkshire, Wales, Midlands, South West and South East, London and East Anglia. Suppliers may bid for any combination of regions, including one or all Regions but they must be able to service 100 % of the Members who can access the agreement within each region. It is possible for suppliers to be awarded a position on the framework in some, but not all, regions that they bid for, depending on the level of interest and quality of tender submissions received from other suppliers.
It is intended that the framework agreement will be awarded to 3 bidders per region on this lot, provided that there are a suitable number of bidders which meet any required minimum standards. NEUPC reserves the right to proceed with a lower number of bidders for all or any lot/region(s).
NEUPC reserves the right, subject to regulations, to change without notice the basis of, of the procedures for, the competitive sourcing process or to terminate the process at any time. Under no circumstances shall NEUPC incur any liability in respect of this ITT or any supporting documentation.
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.


Winner: Firemark Ltd
Award value: 36000000
Number of bids: 8