HCC 10/23 The Supply Of Exercise Books And Exercise Papers
A Tender Notice
by HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Supply)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £10M
- Sector
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Published
- 31 Oct 2023
- Delivery
- To 30 Nov 2027 (est.)
- Deadline
- 30 Nov 2023 12:00
Concepts
Location
HERTFORD
3 buyers
- Hertfordshire County Council Hertford
Description
Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) are currently out to procurement and leading on the procurement process to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Exercise books and Exercise Paper (hereinafter referred to as "Goods") and is seeking suitably qualified Contractor(s) to supply the Goods under any Agreement resulting from this tendering exercise. A list of the Goods required is given in the Specification (Schedule 1).
Lot Division
| 1 | Exercise Books
LOT 1 – Exercise BooksHertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) are currently out to procurement and leading on the procurement process to establish a Framework Agreement for the supply of Exercise books and Exercise Paper (hereinafter referred to as "Goods") and is seeking suitably qualified Contractor(s) to supply the Goods under any Agreement resulting from this tendering exercise. … You are invited to submit your tender for Exercise books. The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately GBP 2,394,683.80. Contractors must bid for all lines in order to be considered. The Council shall award this Lot to the top three (3) ranked Contractors that bid on all lines.The Framework will be awarded for a period of four (4) years, with no option to extend. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the procurement, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate. |
| 2 | Exercise Papers
You are invited to submit your tender for Exercise Paper. The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately GBP 75,358.70. Contractors do not have to bid on every line to be considered. The Council shall award this Lot line by line to the top three (3) ranked Contractors.The Framework will be awarded for a period of four (4) years, with no option to extend. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the procurement, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate. |
| 3 | SEN Books
You are invited to submit your tender for SEN Books. The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately GBP 22,057.25. Contractors must bid for all lines in order to be considered. The Council shall awarding this Lot to the top three (3) ranked Contractors that bid on all lines.The Framework will be awarded for a period of four (4) years, with no option to extend. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the procurement, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate. |
CPV Codes
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 22832000 - Exercise papers
- 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
Indicators
- Bids should cover one or more lots.
- Bids should cover the whole contract.
- Renewals are not available.
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Other Information
You are invited to submit your tender for these Goods. The Council will be awarding to the top three ranked Suppliers for Lot 1 and Lot 3, and Lot 2 will be awarded line by line to the top three ranked Suppliers.Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering s Please note Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award To access this procurement opportunity please visit Supply Hertfordshire Electronic Tendering Site - Home (in-tendhost.co.uk) and follow the on-screen guidance. If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.a Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Contract.The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.
Reference
- FTS 032098-2023