Awarded contract

Office & Business Solutions Framework Agreement

  • Procurement for Housing

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-029310

Published 25 November 2021, 9:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Procurement for Housing

2 Olympic Way, Woolston Grange Avenue

Birchwood, Warrington

WA2 0YL

Contact

Andrea Dickaty

Email

ADickaty@pfh.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1925286367

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA26067

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

Office & Business Solutions Framework Agreement

Reference number

PR/OBS/0421

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting.

PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR 2015”) and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015.

PfH is tendering for a framework agreement for Office & Business Solutions. Tenders were invited from suitably experienced organisations that can provide the range of products and services in addition to meeting the minimum selection criteria as set out in the tender documentation.

The Framework has been awarded for an initial period of 3 years, and may be extended for a further 12 months at the discretion of PfH.

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: £35,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Complete Office & Business Solutions

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
  • 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
  • 30123000 - Office and business machines
  • 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
  • 30191100 - Filing equipment
  • 30192000 - Office supplies
  • 30192110 - Ink products
  • 30192112 - Ink sources for printing machinery
  • 30192113 - Ink cartridges
  • 30197630 - Printing paper
  • 30197640 - Self-copy or other copy paper
  • 30197641 - Thermographic paper
  • 30197642 - Photocopier paper and xerographic paper
  • 30197643 - Photocopier paper
  • 30197644 - Xerographic paper
  • 30197645 - Card for printing
  • 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
  • 30237310 - Font cartridges for printers
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
  • 39800000 - Cleaning and polishing products
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 33760000 - Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes
  • 33770000 - Paper sanitary
  • 39830000 - Cleaning products
  • 18200000 - Outerwear
  • 18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
  • 18300000 - Garments
  • 18400000 - Special clothing and accessories
  • 18800000 - Footwear
  • 33141620 - Medical kits
  • 33141623 - First-aid boxes
  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
  • 33199000 - Medical clothing
  • 35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
  • 35810000 - Individual equipment
  • 18143000 - Protective gear
  • 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
  • 30125100 - Toner cartridges
  • 30234000 - Storage media
  • 30237200 - Computer accessories
  • 30237300 - Computer supplies
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 72268000 - Software supply services
  • 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
  • 39100000 - Furniture
  • 39130000 - Office furniture
  • 39134000 - Computer furniture
  • 39140000 - Domestic furniture
  • 39141000 - Kitchen furniture and equipment
  • 39150000 - Miscellaneous furniture and equipment
  • 39160000 - School furniture
  • 30191000 - Office equipment except furniture
  • 30197000 - Small office equipment
  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
  • 90511400 - Paper collecting services
  • 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
  • 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
  • 33182100 - Defibrillator

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 of the Framework Agreement is for complete office and business solutions covering a wide range of office associated products including but not limited to;

Envelopes, Postal, Packaging, General Office Stationery, Books and Pads, Document Presentation, Business machines, Paper, Labels Signage Identification, Filing and Storage, Reception, Office and Personal, Furniture and Meeting Room Equipment, Writing and Correction, Cleaning and Hygiene including machinery purchase and rental, Diaries and Planners, IT and Environment, Catering, PPE and Safety, Signage, First Aid including Medical testing kits and accessories, Postage, Inks and Toners, Shredding and recycling services, Associated servicing, maintenance, hire and rental services.

It is PfH has awarded places on the framework to 5 suppliers who have a national service provision.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 50

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Office & Business Solutions Guaranteed Savings

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
  • 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
  • 30192700 - Stationery
  • 30192000 - Office supplies
  • 30123000 - Office and business machines
  • 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
  • 30191100 - Filing equipment
  • 30192110 - Ink products
  • 30192112 - Ink sources for printing machinery
  • 30192113 - Ink cartridges
  • 30197630 - Printing paper
  • 30197640 - Self-copy or other copy paper
  • 30197641 - Thermographic paper
  • 30197642 - Photocopier paper and xerographic paper
  • 30197643 - Photocopier paper
  • 30197644 - Xerographic paper
  • 30197645 - Card for printing
  • 30237310 - Font cartridges for printers
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
  • 39800000 - Cleaning and polishing products
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 33760000 - Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes
  • 33770000 - Paper sanitary
  • 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
  • 39830000 - Cleaning products
  • 18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
  • 18200000 - Outerwear
  • 18300000 - Garments
  • 18400000 - Special clothing and accessories
  • 18800000 - Footwear
  • 33141620 - Medical kits
  • 33141623 - First-aid boxes
  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
  • 33199000 - Medical clothing
  • 35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
  • 35810000 - Individual equipment
  • 18143000 - Protective gear
  • 33182100 - Defibrillator
  • 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
  • 30125100 - Toner cartridges
  • 30234000 - Storage media
  • 30237200 - Computer accessories
  • 30237300 - Computer supplies
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 72268000 - Software supply services
  • 39100000 - Furniture
  • 39130000 - Office furniture
  • 39134000 - Computer furniture
  • 39140000 - Domestic furniture
  • 39141000 - Kitchen furniture and equipment
  • 39150000 - Miscellaneous furniture and equipment
  • 39160000 - School furniture
  • 30191000 - Office equipment except furniture
  • 30197000 - Small office equipment
  • 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
  • 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
  • 90511400 - Paper collecting services
  • 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
  • 90514000 - Refuse recycling services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 2 - Office & Business Solutions Guaranteed Savings.

This lot covers all the same supplies & services as detailed for Lot 1.

For Lot 2 the awarded supplier will be required to support PfH members in achieving guaranteed savings over the period of their call-off contract(s).

PfH have awarded this lot to a single national supplier.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 50

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


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: 2021/S 000-007080


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Complete Office & Business Solutions

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

21 October 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Banner Group Limited

Newland House, Tuscany Park, Express Way, Normanton

Wakefield

WF6 2TZ

Telephone

+44 8435383311

Fax

+44 8443719435

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE4 - West Yorkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Lyreco (UK) Ltd

Unit 5, Deer Park Court, Donnington Wood

Telford

TF2 7NB

Telephone

+44 7900922549

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Commercial Group

Commercial House, Old Station Drive, Liddington Park, Leckhampton

Cheltenham

GL53 0DL

Telephone

+44 7977180976

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Bates Office Services Ltd

A1-A4 Knights Park Ind Estate, Knight Road

Rochester

ME2 2LS

Telephone

+44 1322550167

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Office Depot UK Limited

501 Beaumont Leys Lane

Leicester

LE4 2BN

Telephone

+44 11162372001

Fax

+44 8704055335

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF21 - Leicester
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £10,000,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Office & Business Solutions Guaranteed Savings

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 July 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Banner Group Limited

Newland House, Tuscany Park, Express Way, Normanton

Wakefield

WF6 2TZ

Telephone

+44 8435383311

Fax

+44 8443719435

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE4 - West Yorkshire
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £25,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations and any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website

http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement.

(MT Ref:224592)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit