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
Sarah Dye
Telephone
+44 1618010
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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/45139
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
Furniture
Reference number
FFE3158 NW
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) is a not for profit company limited by member guarantee. Our primary aim is:
“To work in partnership with higher education institutions to collaboratively drive value through the responsible procurement of goods and services”.
We have 24 full members from within the higher education sector, and associate and affiliate members drawn from across the public sector. You can see our full list of members here
https://nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) are a purchasing consortium, owned and run by the FE sector. Their main purpose is to produce purchasing frameworks, compliant with procurement regulations, to make the sourcing of goods and services easier for their members. You can see their members here
https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NWUPC are undertaking market engagement for the renewal of the NWUPC and CPC Furniture Agreement.
The current agreement has the following lotting structure:
Lot 1: Office Furniture (Great Britain)
Lot 2: Office Furniture (Northern Ireland)
Lot 3: Residential Furniture (Northern Ireland)
NWUPC are seeking the input of the market on several areas related to Lot 1, Office Furniture Great Britain, to help inform the structure and scope of requirements of this element of the Framework. As per the above, requirements for our members in Northern Ireland are covered in distinct lots and will form the basis of a separate engagement exercise.
You can find supporting information on the current NWUPC led Furniture Agreement in the slide presentation available on EU Supply.
Once you have read the supporting information, please continue to the Furniture Engagement Survey for your opportunity to feed into the strategy process, this is available at the following link https://enp.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/furniture-ffe3158-market-engagement-great-britain
Please complete the survey by 23:59 5th August 2022.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2 December 2022
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
NWUPC lead on an agreement for Furniture (FFE3103 NW) 2019 which runs until 30th April 2023 and is accessed by members of NWUPC and CPC. This agreement is split into three lots:
Lot 1: Office Furniture (Mainland UK and Islands)
Lot 2: Office Furniture (Northern Ireland)
Lot 3: Residential Furniture (Northern Ireland)