Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NEUPC Ltd
Phoenix House, 3 South Parade
Leeds
LS1 5QX
Contact
Will Mendrek
Telephone
+44 7881715114
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
NWUPC Ltd. Office 210, Salford Innovation Forum, 51 Frederick Road
Salford
M6 6FP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
London Universities Purchasing Consortium
Shropshire House, 179 Tottenham Court Road
London
W1T 7NZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
Reading Enterprise Centre, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road
Reading
RG6 6BU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW)
8th Floor, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Reference number
EFM2053
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. Where scores were equal during evaluation or within 5%, NEUPC exercised the right to increase the number of Bidders awarded under regions where this applied and the Authority reserved the right to proceed with a lower number of Bidders for all or any Region(s). 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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000
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.2.11) 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 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: 2024/S 000-023713
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 November 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crown Flooring
Unit 3 Easter Court Europa Boulevard
Warrington
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
03313671
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midas Floors
Unit 20 Dollman Street
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
01115801
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RIG Projects and Flooring
22 Knaresborough Technology Park
Knaresborough
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
12389942
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Johnson Wright (Flooring)
Arcon House, Sunderland Road
Gateshead
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
02662473
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
J Slack Flooring
32 Sherwood Avenue
Mansfield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
13261734
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
360 Degree Flooring
Unit 214 Spitfire Road
Dumfries
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
SC573055
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hillside Contracts
The Nook, Whetstone
Leicester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
03352296
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Croft & Croft
Cholmondeley House, Dee Hills Park
Chester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
06093582
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=898194335
GO Reference: GO-20241129-PRO-28713784
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