Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Blackdown Education Partnership
Uffculme School Chapel Hill, Devon
Uffculme
EX15 3AG
Contact
Irene Celis
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK - South West (England)
National registration number
07338835
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
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
Blackdown Education Partnership MFD
Reference number
PP-10143
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79800000 - Printing and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority are tendering for the outsourced provision to supply services and goods to their schools in respect of a range of Multi-Functional Devices (MFD's). The provision or paper is not a requirement of is contract and the Trust will source this themselves. The Authority’s Management Information System is currently Bromcom but is currently being tendered for. The operating system is Windows 10/11. PIN codes and cards are sometimes used to enable printing, copying, or scanning and the Authority use Printix Print Management. Printix is managed by the Authority and software is not required to be supported by the successful Bidder.The MFDs, at least, must be compatible with installing Printix and the contract must allow us to do so. The Authority has several machine types currently supplied by a range of suppliers and all with differing lease agreement dates, as per Attachment 1 (subject to updates and changes). More details will be provided with the tender documents to successf
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79800000 - Printing and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority are tendering for the outsourced provision to supply services and goods to their schools in respect of a range of Multi-Functional Devices (MFD's). The provision of paper is not a requirement of this contract and the Trust will source this themselves. The Authority’s Management Information System is currently Bromcom but is currently being tendered for. The operating system is Windows 10/11. PIN codes and cards are sometimes used to enable printing, copying, or scanning and the Authority use Printix Print Management. Printix is managed by the Authority and software is not required to be supported by the successful Bidder.The MFDs, at least, must be compatible with installing Printix and the contract must allow us to do so. The Authority has several machine types currently supplied by a range of suppliers and all with differing lease agreement dates, as per Attachment 1 (subject to updates and changes). More details will be provided with the tender documents to successful bidders.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 8
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
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As per the tendering documentation.
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
Restricted procedure
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
20 December 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Blackdown Education Partnership
Uffculme School Chapel Hill
Uffculme, Devon
EX15 3AG
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Court of Justice
Strand, London
Strand
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.