Opportunity

Floor Coverings

  • NEUPC Ltd
  • North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
  • London Universities Purchasing Consortium
  • Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
  • Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW)

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-023713

Published 30 July 2024, 10:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NEUPC Ltd

Phoenix House, 3 South Parade

Leeds

LS1 5QX

Contact

Will Mendrek

Email

w.mendrek@neupc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 7881715114

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.neupc.ac.uk

Buyer's address

www.neupc.ac.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium

NWUPC Ltd. Office 210, Salford Innovation Forum, 51 Frederick Road

Salford

M6 6FP

Email

Laura.Hills@nwupc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nwupc.ac.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

London Universities Purchasing Consortium

Shropshire House, 179 Tottenham Court Road

London

W1T 7NZ

Email

enquiries@lupc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lupc.ac.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium

Reading Enterprise Centre, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road

Reading

RG6 6BU

Email

supc@reading.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.supc.ac.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW)

8th Floor, 30-36 Newport Road

Cardiff

CF24 0DE

Email

hepcw@wales.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

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

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Floor-covering-work./YX843Z69SP

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Floor-covering-work./YX843Z69SP

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

Floor Coverings

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45432130 - Floor-covering work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

The North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortia (NEUPC) are leading on a process to award a framework for floor coverings. The scope is to include the supply, fitting and maintenance of primary and secondary entrance matting, carpet tile, broadloom carpet, roll vinyl, safety vinyl, acoustic vinyl, vinyl tile, linoleum, static control flooring, rubber flooring and laminate flooring. Bidders are expected to be able to provide supply, fitting and maintenance of all the in scope products.

The framework is going to be available to all members of NEUPC, as well as all members of LUPC, SUPC, HEPCW and NWUPC. It is intended that Supply, Fitting and Maintenance of Floor Coverings - Regional will be awarded to up to 4 Bidders per sub-region, provided that there are a suitable number of Bidders which meet any required minimum standards. NEUPC reserves the right to proceed with a lower number of Bidders. Bidders will be expected to supply flooring products and services to 100% of the Members in the sub-region that they bid for.

This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45430000 - Floor and wall covering work
  • 45432000 - Floor-laying and covering, wall-covering and wall-papering work
  • 45432100 - Floor laying and covering work
  • 45432110 - Floor-laying work
  • 45432111 - Laying work of flexible floor coverings
  • 45432114 - Wood flooring work

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 North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortia (NEUPC) are leading on a process to award a framework for floor coverings. The scope is to include the supply, fitting and maintenance of primary and secondary entrance matting, carpet tile, broadloom carpet, roll vinyl, safety vinyl, acoustic vinyl, vinyl tile, linoleum, static control flooring, rubber flooring and laminate flooring. Bidders are expected to be able to provide supply, fitting and maintenance of all the in scope products.

The framework is going to be available to all members of NEUPC, as well as all members of LUPC, SUPC, HEPCW and NWUPC. It is intended that Supply, Fitting and Maintenance of Floor Coverings - Regional and will be awarded to up to 4 Bidders per sub-region, provided that there are a suitable number of Bidders which meet any required minimum standards. NEUPC reserves the right to proceed with a lower number of Bidders. Bidders will be expected to supply flooring products and services to 100% of the Members in the sub-region that they bid for.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Responsible Procurement / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000

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

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

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

NEUPC recognises that some of its Member Institutions are currently, and may in the future, fall outside of the legal definition of a "body governed by public law" for the purposes of the public procurement regime. Whilst each Member Institution should take its own legal and commercial advice as to the suitability or otherwise of a framework agreement, NEUPC does not impose any additional restrictions on use of its framework agreements by such Member Institutions. This agreement will be open to members and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is possible that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (eg ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants


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

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

Date

29 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

29 August 2024

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Floor-covering-work./YX843Z69SP

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/YX843Z69SP

GO Reference: GO-2024730-PRO-27088311

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NEUPC Ltd

Phoenix House, 3 South Parade

Leeds

LS1 5QX

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

International Dispute Resolution Centre

70 Fleet Street

London

EC4Y 1EU

Country

United Kingdom