Awarded contract

Framework for the provision of Office Stationery and Associated Supplies and Services

  • CBG Buying
  • Public Sector
  • Dukefield Procurement Limited

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-003929

Published 6 February 2024, 3:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

CBG Buying

International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct

London

EC1A 2BN

Email

Steve@charitiesbuyinggroup.com

Telephone

+44 8001953010

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.charitiesbuyinggroup.com/

Buyer's address

http://www.charitiesbuyinggroup.com/

one.1) Name and addresses

Public Sector

International House

London

EC1A 2BN

Email

Steve@charitiesbuyinggroup.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.charitiesbuyinggroup.com/

Buyer's address

http://www.charitiesbuyinggroup.com/

one.1) Name and addresses

Dukefield Procurement Limited

Parkside House 167, Chorley

Bolton

BL1 4RA

Email

nichola.gill@dukefieldprocurement.co.uk

Telephone

+44 3459002877

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD3 - Greater Manchester

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.dukefield.co.uk/about-us/

Buyer's address

http://www.dukefield.co.uk/about-us/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Framework for the provision of Office Stationery and Associated Supplies and Services

Reference number

CA13091 - CBG/DU/STAT/01

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 30192000 - Office supplies

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

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, cleaning and janitorial supplies including paper and hygiene products, personal protective equipment including first aid, IT and print consumables and peripherals, paper supplies, office/workplace furniture, and catering supplies and equipment. It is let by the CBG Buying Community Interest Company known as Charities Buying Group and is available for use by members of the Charities Buying Group and all other organisations across the UK Public Sector.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £30,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30237300 - Computer supplies
  • 39220000 - Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies
  • 15863000 - Tea
  • 33770000 - Paper sanitary
  • 33760000 - Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes
  • 30192113 - Ink cartridges
  • 15981000 - Mineral water
  • 30191000 - Office equipment except furniture
  • 39134000 - Computer furniture
  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
  • 39292400 - Writing instruments
  • 30191100 - Filing equipment
  • 30197643 - Photocopier paper
  • 30197000 - Small office equipment
  • 15860000 - Coffee, tea and related products
  • 39130000 - Office furniture
  • 30234000 - Storage media
  • 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
  • 30197642 - Photocopier paper and xerographic paper
  • 30197644 - Xerographic paper
  • 39800000 - Cleaning and polishing products
  • 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
  • 30199792 - Calendars
  • 30237310 - Font cartridges for printers
  • 33700000 - Personal care products
  • 39700000 - Domestic appliances
  • 33141623 - First-aid boxes
  • 30197640 - Self-copy or other copy paper
  • 18424300 - Disposable gloves
  • 30237200 - Computer accessories
  • 39830000 - Cleaning products
  • 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
  • 30197630 - Printing paper
  • 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
  • 30192110 - Ink products
  • 30197645 - Card for printing
  • 33141620 - Medical kits
  • 15861000 - Coffee
  • 18923000 - Pouches and wallets
  • 30192121 - Ballpoint pens
  • 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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, cleaning and janitorial supplies including paper and hygiene products, personal protective equipment including first aid, IT and print consumables and peripherals, paper supplies, office/workplace furniture, and catering supplies and equipment.

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement to meet the workplace supplies and services needs of organisations across the entire public sector as one Lot; 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 Charities Buying Group for its members, 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

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60.00%

Price - Weighting: 40.00%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-034115


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CA13091

Title

Framework for the provision of Office Stationery and Associated Supplies and Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 February 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Bates Office Services

A1-A4 Knights Park Industrial Estate, Knights Road

Rochester

ME2 2LS

Email

sales@batesoffice.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1322550167

Fax

+44 1322525227

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

http://www.batesoffice.co.uk

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £30,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Charities Buying Group Internal Reference Number is CBG/DU/STAT/01. The framework is being delivered by the Charities Buying Group and its partners ukefield Procurement Ltd (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Group Ltd). Dukefield Procurement Ltd are acting as agents of Charities Buying Group in the evelopment and ongoing contract management of this framework. The contracting authority will be using an eTendering system to conduct the procurement exercise. To access the procurement documentation suppliers must register their company details on the Sourcing Cloud system at: ttps://suppliers.multiquote.com

The tender is available from the opportunities menu on the login page of the site.

The contracting authority shall not be under any obligation to accept the lowest tender or ndeed any tender. Charities Buying group expressly reserves the rights:

(a) to terminate the procurement process and not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process at any time;

(b) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement as detailed within the tender documentation;

(c) to award a contract covering only part of the consortium's requirements if explicitlydetailed within the tender documentation;

(d) to disqualify any organisation from the process that canvasses any employee of the

Contracting Authority during the procurement process or standstill period if applicable;

(e) seek clarifications to tender responses on the basis that any clarification sought will not confer any undue competitive advantage in the favour of any supplier from whom such clarifications are being sought;

(f) where the contracting authority can evidence that there is a conflict of interest, either personal or in consideration of any organisation bidding for the contract, the contracting authority shall have the explicit right to immediately exclude that person or organisation from the tender process entirely;

(g) where the contracting authority has engaged in any pre-market soft testing prior to the commencement of the procurement process, the contracting authority reserves the right to name any organisation that has been involved in these discussions and release any and all

specifications/discussion documents to the market where appropriate to the subject matter of this procurement;

(h) the contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by tenderers;

(i) the value of the framework provided in section II.1.5) is only an estimate and the contracting authority will not guarantee any business through this framework agreement and

(j) the contracting authority wishes to establish a framework agreement open for use by all Public Sector Bodies as stated in II.1.4).

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Charities Buying Group

International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct

London

EC1A 2BN

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Charities Buying Group

International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct

London

EC1A 2BN

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Charities Buying Group will incorporate a minimum 10-day standstill period at the

point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. Bidders who are

unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the

decision is made as to the reasons why the bidder was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding

the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Procurement

Regulations provide for the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of

harm by the breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and

Northern Ireland). Any action must be generally brought within 3 months. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought,

any such action must be brought within 30 days where the

Contracting Authority has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of

reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into.

Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the

award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award

damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the

circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the

Contracting Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract the

shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to

apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Charities Buying Group

International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct

London

EC1A 2BN

Country

United Kingdom