YPO - 001144 Early Years Construction

A Contract Award Notice
by YPO

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Goods)
Duration
not specified
Value
£3M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
16 Feb 2023
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Wakefield:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 12 suppliers

Description

YPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of wooden, foam and plastic construction kits for use primarily in public and private early years settings, schools and other establishments This Framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO by establishing an agreement for providers to deliver stock into YPO’s distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire or for providers to deliver to YPO customers on a direct basis whereby the end customer places the order with YPO and YPO places the order with the provider but the provider delivers direct to the end customer.

Lot Division

1 Construction Kits and Building Blocks

This lot will cover construction kits and building blocks. Goods will be delivered to YPO distribution centre in Wakefield.

2 Large Wooden Construction Sets (assorted)

This lot will cover construction kits and building blocks. Goods will be delivered to YPO customers on a direct basis whereby the end customer places the order with YPO and YPO places the order with the provider but the provider delivers direct to the end customer.

Award Detail

1 Artstraws (Swansea)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Cicada Educational Equipment (Herts)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Commotion (Kent)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
4 Creative Hut for Education (Cheshire)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
5 Education Essentials (Nr Stroud)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
6 Educational Advantage (Gloucestershire)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
7 Magformers (Crewe)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
8 Els Euro (South Cerney)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
9 Metalliform Holdings (Barnsley)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
10 Polydron (Cirencester)
  • Construction Kits and Building Blocks
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-1
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
11 Community Products (East Sussex)
  • Large Wooden Construction Sets (assorted)
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-2
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
12 Spaceright Europe (Glasgow)
  • Large Wooden Construction Sets (assorted)
  • Reference: 004710-2023-001144-2
  • Value: £3,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.

Renewal Options

The Framework Agreement will cover the period from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025 with two options to extend for an additional 12 months. The first decision to extend the contract period will be taken by the end of December 2024 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the contract to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO’s contracting structures.

Award Criteria

Quality 25%
Delivery and Customer Service 25%
Sustainability 10%
price 40%

CPV Codes

  • 37520000 - Toys

Indicators

  • Options are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** YPO are purchasing on the behalf of other contracting authorities. Please see the below link for details: https://www.ypo.co.uk/about/customers/permissible-users . YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Reference

Domains