Everything Net Zero - Services, Products, Solutions, and Support for the public sector transition to Net Zero

Concepts

• business services
• hinxworth
• dfe school buying hubs, colleges, universities, central government departments
• public sector transition
• public sector bodies
• range of products
• police service
• non departmental public bodies
• above public sector bodies
• transport services

Location

Hinxworth

Description

The East of England Broadband Network (E2BN), as the Contracting Authority, is putting in place a Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies, identified in II.2.4 (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Schools, Academies, Multi Academy Trusts, RBCs, DfE School Buying Hubs, Colleges, Universities, Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (County, Unitary, District, Borough, Parish, Town), Devolved Administrations, Fire Service, Police Service, Transport Services, Buying Consortiums and Charities. The above public sector bodies have a need for a compliant procurement vehicle to access a range of products, services, solutions and support to achieve public sector ‘Net Zero’ strategies (https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=Net+Zero&order=relevance ) across the whole range of fields in education and the wider public sector. Such areas include but are not limited to: reducing all emissions, especially carbon; increasing the use of sustainable resources; improving recycling; exploiting greener technologies and innovation; ways to improve ventilation; greener power generation; improved waste management and exploitation; greener use of utilities: water, electricity, gas, oils, and other fuels including hydrogen, battery and nuclear; greener transportation; improved design of buildings, open spaces; more sustainable use of old buildings and brownfield sites; sustainable building works and planting within parks and green spaces; and also accessing financing, grants and awards to deliver a comprehensive greener strategy to meet the diverse needs of education, central and local government and other public sector and associated organisations.

Total Quantity or Scope

E2BN is putting in place a Framework Agreement for use by UK public sector bodies, identified in detail in the URLs below , which include Schools, Academies, Multi Academy Trusts, RBCs, DfE School Buying Hubs, Colleges, Universities, Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS Bodies and Local Authorities (County, Unitary, District, Borough, Parish, Town), Devolved Administrations, MOD, Fire Service, Police Service, Transport Services, Buying Consortiums and Charities. Links to the identities of the organisations: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/ http://www.colleges-uk.co.uk/ http://www.hefce.ac.uk/reg/register/search/Browse/ https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/about/Pages/member-institutions.aspx https://www.gov.uk/guidance/buying-for-schools/get-help-with-buying-for-schools https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations https://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/thenhs/about/pages/authoritiesandtrusts.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/service-search https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/find-data-and-publications/supplemen... https://www.nhsinform.scot/scotlands-service-directory http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory http://online.hscni.net/other-hsc-organisations/hsc-service-finder/ https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/ukpublic/ https://www.artfund.org/whats-on/museums-and-galleries https://www.local.gov.uk/ https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/guidance-and-resources/communications-suppo... https://www.gov.uk/guidance/devolution-of-powers-to-scotland-wales-and-northern-... https://www.gov.scot/about/contact-information/ https://gov.wales/contact-welsh-government https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/contact http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs/ https://www.ukfirestations.co.uk/brigades https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Collaborative_procurement_List... https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission https://www.police.uk/forces/ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/all The public sector need to access a range of products, services, solutions and support to achieve public sector ‘Net Zero’ strategies (https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=Net+Zero&order=relevance ) across the whole range of fields in education and the wider public sector. Such areas include but are not limited to: reducing all emissions, especially carbon; increasing the use of sustainable resources; improving recycling; exploiting greener technologies and innovation; ways to improve ventilation; greener power generation; improved waste management and exploitation; greener use of utilities: water, electricity, gas, oils, and other fuels including hydrogen, battery and nuclear; greener transportation; improved design of buildings, open spaces; more sustainable use of old buildings and brownfield sites; sustainable building works and planting within parks and green spaces; and also accessing financing, grants and awards to deliver a comprehensive greener strategy to meet the diverse needs of education, central and local government and other public sector and associated organisations. The successful bidder will be expected to demonstrate they can impartially control, manage and deliver against the full range of required areas within the ITT and to maintain and integrate such competing sub-contractors as necessary to ensure choice and flexibility in each category, best value and seamless interoperability. At all times choice, service and cost are of vital importance. Sustainability and continuity of supply are important, as too are the need to ensure innovation of products and service as well as the need to manage both small enterprises and large corporations.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 09000000 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
• 16000000 - Agricultural machinery
• 14900000 - Recovered secondary raw materials
• 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
• 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
• 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
• 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
• 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
• 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
• 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
• 42000000 - Industrial machinery
• 43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
• 44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
• 45000000 - Construction work
• 48000000 - Software package and information systems
• 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
• 51000000 - Installation services (except software)
• 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
• 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
• 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
• 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
• 65000000 - Public utilities
• 70000000 - Real estate services
• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
• 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
• 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
• 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
• 24000000 - Chemical products
• 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
• 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
• 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

This framework will be a single lot sole supplier framework. The contract will be let on a 4 year term. The successful bidder will be expected to demonstrate they can impartially control, manage and deliver against the full range of required areas within the ITT and to maintain and integrate such competing sub-contractors as necessary to ensure choice and flexibility in each category, best value and seamless interoperability. At all times choice, service and cost are of vital importance. Sustainability and continuity of supply are important, as too are the need to ensure innovation of products and service as well as the need to manage both small enterprises and large corporations. Full instructions and all documentation for this procurement that bidders need can be found at: https://www.e2bn.org/cms/Everything-Net-Zero The authority reserves the right not to award the contract as a result of this procurement process. No guarantee of business is made or implied. The authority will not be liable for any of the bidders costs associated with this procurement. All instructions on how to register for this tender can be found at https://www.e2bn.org/cms/Everything-Net-Zero which will also provide access to bidder instructions and all the relevant documentation. In the event of any issue please contact admin@e2bn.org (MT Ref:226002)