FAE-24-001 Hand and Power Tools

Concepts

• soldering, brazing and welding tools
• ballymena
• tools
• hand tools
• miscellaneous hand tools
• pneumatic or motorised hand tools
• pneumatic hand tools
• hand-held electromechanical tools
• power tools
• hand saws

Location

Ballymena

Description

The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Hand and Power Tools to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/further-education-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE).

Lot Division

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 42660000 - Soldering, brazing and welding tools, surface tempering and hot-spraying machines and equipment
• 42662000 - Welding equipment
• 44315100 - Welding accessories
• 30192200 - Measuring tapes
• 42113172 - Blades
• 44510000 - Tools
• 44511000 - Hand tools
• 44512000 - Miscellaneous hand tools
• 44512800 - Screwdrivers
• 44512900 - Drill bits, screwdriver bits and other accessories
• 44512920 - Screwdriver bits
• 42650000 - Pneumatic or motorised hand tools
• 42651000 - Pneumatic hand tools
• 42652000 - Hand-held electromechanical tools
• 43830000 - Power tools
• 44511500 - Hand saws
• 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
• 35113400 - Protective and safety clothing

Indicators

• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids may cover one or more lots.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point during the life of the Framework these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these. schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/furthereducation-fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI, Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers’ and Educational. Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh. Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support. Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE). All processes include the following: Tenderers should ensure they read and understand the documentation found in the CFT documents area of eTendersNI. As a Public Sector Procurement organisation, EA must adhere to the Procurement Policy Notes, https://www.financeni.gov.uk/articles/procurement-policy-notes-ppns. This tender includes requirements relating to Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Supply Chain Resilience and Social Value and all tenders must meet the requirements detailed in the tender documentation to be compliant. EA reserves the right to: 1. Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice. 2. To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition. 3. To award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice.