Opportunity

Graduation and Ceremonial gowns, Photography and Event Services

  • LUPC

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-008889

Published 1 April 2022, 4:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

LUPC

Shropshire House, 179 Tottenham Court Road, Fitzrovia

London

W1T 7NZ

Contact

Joyce Kadri

Email

J.Kadri@lupc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 2073072763

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

LUPC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lupc.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/81165

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=44012&B=LUPC

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=44012&B=LUPC

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Graduation and Ceremonial gowns, Photography and Event Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is establishing a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of Graduation and Ceremonial Gowns, Photography, and Event services. The framework will be available to the members of LUPC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, SUPC, and CPC. Members include higher education, further education, the wider public sector, and not-for-profit institutions. Lots under the framework will include Graduation gowns, for hire and purchase photography service (including media service) Virtual ceremony and one-stop-shop The framework agreement is estimated to commence in May 2022.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £16,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

Bidders may only submit tenders for lots one and two OR lot three.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Graduation Gown Hire or Purchase plus event streaming

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Gown hire, gown purchase, gown maintenance, laundry service, repair, recycle (end of life for gown). This lot also includes the provision of memorabilia and all aspects of ticketing service.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Subject to 12 months extension option

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Bidders may only submit tenders for lots one and two OR lot three.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Photography and Media Services

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48515000 - Video conferencing software package
  • 48520000 - Multimedia software package
  • 48521000 - Music or sound editing software package
  • 79961000 - Photographic services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Media services, video recording, event streaming, digital media services, and memorabilia.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Subject to 12 months extension option

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Bidders may only submit tenders for lots one and two OR lot three.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

One stop shop

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48515000 - Video conferencing software package
  • 48520000 - Multimedia software package
  • 48521000 - Music or sound editing software package
  • 79961000 - Photographic services
  • 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 and 2 combined

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Subject to 12 months extension option

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Bidders may only submit tenders for lots one and two OR lot three.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 15

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-017946

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

5 May 2022

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

5 May 2022

Local time

5:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

Framework will be available to London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), North

Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC),North Western Universities

Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC),Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC),

Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC),Higher Education Purchasing

Consortium Wales (HEPCW),Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)

Members can be identified by following web link:

https://www.lupc.ac.uk/members/our-members/

http://www.neupc.ac.uk/members

http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members

https://www.supc.ac.uk/our-members/

http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/

https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

LUPC

Shropshire House 179 Tottenham Court Road

London

W1T 7NZ

Email

J.Kadri@lupc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 2073072763

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.lupc.ac.uk