Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
YPO
41 Industrial Park
Wakefield
WF2 0XE
Contact
Contracts Team
Telephone
+44 1924885903
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE45 - Wakefield
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
YPO 001159 - The Supply of Premium Colouring Pens
Reference number
001159
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
YPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the supply of
premium colouring pens for use primarily in the education market. This Framework is
designed to meet the needs of YPO by establishing an agreement for Providers to deliver
stock into YPO’s distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £5,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Volume Colouring Pens
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE45 - Wakefield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Volume Colouring Pens
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and Customer Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value/Sustainability / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2025 with
two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the contract
period will be taken by the end of March 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory
completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this
category and YPO’s contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 4
years, from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2027 (subject to an annual review, incorporating
price negotiations and KPI performance).
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
EYs Colouring Pens 1+ Years
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE45 - Wakefield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
EYs Colouring Pens 1+ Years
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and Customer Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value/Sustainability / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2025 with
two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the contract
period will be taken by the end of March 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory
completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this
category and YPO’s contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 4
years, from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2027 (subject to an annual review, incorporating
price negotiations and KPI performance).
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
EYs Colouring Pens 2+ Years
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE45 - Wakefield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
EYs Colouring Pens 2+ Years
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and Customer Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value/Sustainability / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2025 with
two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the contract
period will be taken by the end of March 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory
completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this
category and YPO’s contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 4
years, from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2027 (subject to an annual review, incorporating
price negotiations and KPI performance).
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Colour markers
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE45 - Wakefield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Colour markers
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and Customer Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value/Sustainability / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2025 with
two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the contract
period will be taken by the end of March 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory
completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this
category and YPO’s contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 4
years, from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2027 (subject to an annual review, incorporating
price negotiations and KPI performance).
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Premium Colouring Pens
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 37822000 - Drawing pens
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE45 - Wakefield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Premium Colouring Pens
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery and Customer Service / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value/Sustainability / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 40%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2025 with
two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the contract
period will be taken by the end of March 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory
completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this
category and YPO’s contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 4
years, from 1st May 2023 to 30th April 2027 (subject to an annual review, incorporating
price negotiations and KPI performance).
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-000615
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BIC U.K. LIMITED
Harefield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Daler-Rowney Limited
Bracknell
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
3
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Edding (U.K.) Limited
St. Albans
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
4
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Newell Brands UK Limited
Lichfield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
5
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stabilo International GMBH
Maidenhead
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,500,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
6
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Staedtler (U.K.) Limited
Mid Glamorgan
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £5,500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for
details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users .
YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is
provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and
provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is
entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been
harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England,
Wales and Northern Ireland).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom