Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-11
Buyer: Dartford Borough Council
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18100000 | 22000000 | 24000000 | 30000000 | 30100000
Estimated value: 37500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-09-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a framework agreement for the provision of workplace supplies and services. The framework will focus upon, but not be limited to, the supply of office stationery, paper, IT print consumables, cleaning and janitorial supplies including paper and hygiene products, personal protective equipment, furniture (including planning supply and installation), catering supplies and equipment, work-wear and related clothing, office waste services, office equipment and promotional products. The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to meet the workplace supplies and services needs of organisations across the entire public sector across a 12 Lots as detailed below; covering the broad range of workplace supplies and services detailed above and within the Invitation to Tender documentation. The framework is let on behalf of the Dartford Borough Council but will also be open for use by all other public sector contracting authorities (and any future successors to these organisations),(as defined in Part 1, General, 2 (1) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015) or their agents. These include but are not limited to central government departments and their agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), NHS bodies (including: acute trusts, ambulance trusts, primary care trusts, care trusts, NHS hospital trusts, strategic health authorities, mental health trusts, special health authorities), Local Authorities, Police Authorities, Emergency Services, Educational Establishments (including Schools, Universities, Academies, Academies Trusts, Free Schools, Colleges of Further Education), Hospices, National Parks and Registered Social Landlords who have a need to purchase these services.
Full details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available on: http://www.npg-ltd.com/tenders/
It is anticipated that, as a minimum, the Contracting Authority will utilise this framework for its workplace solutions and supplies requirements however it cannot guarantee that any purchases will be made through the framework during the course of the agreement. The Contract Authority's current workplace solutions framework is utilised by a number of public sector organisations but again no guarantee of future purchases under the framework can be given. The volume of the requirement under this framework is therefore dependent upon the take up of the agreement by potential end users. The total value of the framework is anticipated not to exceed 160 000 000 over the 4 year term of the framework.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the framework by 12 months at its absolute discretion.
Northern Procurement Group Limited (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Limited) are acting as agents of Dartford Borough Council in the development and ongoing contract management of this framework. The contracting authority will be using an e-tendering system to conduct the procurement exercise. This opportunity will be completed electronically via ProContract, a site run by Due North. Dartford Borough Council wishes to award a Framework Agreement for the provision of a suite of workplace supplies and services to include, but not be limited to, the supply of office stationery, paper, IT consumables, furniture, personal protective equipment, catering supplies and equipment, cleaning and janitorial supplies, document and data media shredding, promotional products, work-wear, office equipment and associated consultancy services to fulfil the requirements of the wider public sector as a whole in this respect. Full details of the project can be obtained by registering a formal expression of interest for this opportunity on the Kent Business Portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk Once you have registered your expression of interest, the nominated contact for your company will be sent 2 emails. The 1

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