FMM-21-002 SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS

Concepts

• personal care products
• belfast
• education authority
• delivery of feminine hygiene products
• hygiene services
• feminine hygiene products
• list of all educational establishments
• fmm-21-002 supply
• northern ireland
• schools

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

Supply and delivery of feminine hygiene products for the Education Authority for an initial period of 12 months with the potential of 4 further 12-month extensions. The successful Contractor will be required to supply and deliver feminine hygiene products to schools throughout Northern Ireland. A list of all educational establishments can be, found here: Department of Education Institution Search (https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus)

Renewal Options

Option to extend for 4 further periods of 12 months

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33700000 - Personal care products
• 85142300 - Hygiene services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Contract Monitoring. The Successful Contractor's performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly.. monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering.. on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach.. satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach.. satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in EA for further action. If this occurs.. and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave.. professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated... Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for.. a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement.. competitions being undertaken by the EA. The Authority expressly reserves the rights:(I). not to award any contract as a result of the.. procurement process commenced by publication of this notice. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure.. of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [goods] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to.. award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. VI.4). Education Authority Northern Ireland (EA) are committed to the promotion of social inclusion and equal opportunities, as well as the responsible use and protection of natural resources and reducing our carbon footprint as key objectives in the Sustainable Development Strategy for Northern Ireland. The Authority has included with the contract documents a Social Considerations Schedule, to help achieve the EA’s objectives and address the strategic aims, it is required that the successful Contractor , as a condition of contract, deliver measurable social value outcomes as set within this Social Considerations Schedule. The Authority cannot give any commitment as to the usage, volume, or value of products required under this Contract. Any levels, or aggregate values of goods, referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client. Suppliers should note that a Pre-Market Questionnaire was issued on 26 February 2021, details can be found at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search