Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
Room 404, 4th Floor, Crescent House, University of Salford
Salford
M5 4WT
Contact
Mary Onabanjo
Telephone
+44 1618005
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
04045190
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/91080
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/65486
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Sub-central contracting authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Photographic Equipment & Consumables
Reference number
AVI3170NW
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38650000 - Photographic equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) is a not for profit
organisation owned by its Full members consisting of 24 Universities. Our mission is to
deliver value through responsible procurement. NWUPC are conducting market
engagement for the renewal of a framework agreement for Photographic Equipment &
Consumables for NWUPC Members and other participating regional consortia- APUC,
HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, SUPC. The purpose of the engagement exercise is it to inform of the
forthcoming tender opportunity and seek the input of the market on a number of areas to
help inform the structure and scope of the framework agreement.
A full list of Members can be found at the following links:
NWUPC https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
APUC http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
HEPCW http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/about-us-2/
LUPC http://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
NEUPC http://www.neupc.ac.uk/who-are-our-members
SUPC https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 24930000 - Photographic chemicals
- 24931000 - Photographic plates and films
- 24931200 - Emulsions for photographic use
- 24931210 - Photographic developers
- 24931220 - Photographic fixers
- 32354300 - Photographic film
- 38650000 - Photographic equipment
- 38653000 - Apparatus for photographic laboratories
- 38653110 - Photographic flashbulbs
- 38653111 - Photographic flashcubes
- 38653200 - Photographic enlargers
- 79960000 - Photographic and ancillary services
- 79961000 - Photographic services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NWUPC are seeking the input of the market on a number of areas to help inform the
structure of the tender and the scope of requirements through the use of an engagement
survey which is available at the following link: https://enp.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/photographic-equipment-consumables-market-engagement-sur
Please complete the survey by 23:59 02 Nov 2022.
Prior to completing the survey, please read the supporting information on the current sector agreement for Photographic Equipment & consumables available at: https://nwupc.ac.uk/agreements/6775?agreements=6775
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 August 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Photographic Equipment and Consumables includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; DSLR Cameras, Compact System Cameras, Medium Format Cameras, Action Cameras, Camcorders, Lenses, Lighting, Specialist Printers, Tripods and Gimbals, Drones, Memory Cards, Film, Filters, Photographic Paper, Negatives, Tripod Bags and Camera Bags. This list is not exhaustive.