EDR-24-001 Classroom Resources

Concepts

• ballymena
• stationery
• classroom resources
• classroom
• office equipment
• office supplies
• filing equipment
• clipboards
• educational equipment
• handicraft and art supplies

Location

Ballymena

Description

The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Classroom Resources 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), Pre-Schools and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP).

Lot Division

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 30192700 - Stationery
• 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
• 30191100 - Filing equipment
• 30191130 - Clipboards
• 39162000 - Educational equipment
• 37800000 - Handicraft and art supplies
• 39292300 - Drawing instruments
• 39292400 - Writing instruments
• 39292500 - Rulers
• 22830000 - Exercise books
• 30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
• 37810000 - Handicraft supplies
• 37822000 - Drawing pens
• 37822100 - Crayons
• 37822400 - Pastels
• 44812000 - Artists' paints
• 42641200 - Machine tools for working ceramics
• 44111300 - Ceramics
• 37820000 - Art supplies
• 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
• 22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
• 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
• 37500000 - Games and toys; fairground amusements
• 37520000 - Toys
• 37510000 - Dolls
• 37511000 - Doll houses
• 37512000 - Doll parts or accessories
• 37522000 - Wheeled toys
• 37523000 - Puzzles
• 37524000 - Games
• 37524100 - Educational games
• 37524200 - Board games
• 37524300 - Classic games
• 37524500 - Strategy games
• 37524600 - Memory games
• 37524700 - Game accessories
• 37524400 - Collaborative games
• 37524900 - Game kits
• 37527000 - Toy trains and vehicles
• 37527100 - Toy trains
• 37527200 - Toy vehicles
• 37529000 - Inflatable and riding toys
• 37529200 - Riding toys
• 37821000 - Artists' brushes
• 37822200 - Drawing charcoal
• 37822300 - Chalks
• 37823200 - Tracing paper
• 37823400 - Transparent or translucent paper
• 37823500 - Art and craft paper
• 37823600 - Drawing paper
• 37823800 - Multi-ply paper and paperboard
• 30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
• 30192000 - Office supplies
• 14221000 - Clay
• 30192123 - Fibre pens
• 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
• 30192130 - Pencils
• 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners

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

The value detailed in this lot is estimated. There is no commitment as to the usage, volume or. value of products required under this lot. The EA reserves the right to reallocate any values. between all lots under this Framework where required throughout the Framework. Agreement Period, within the limit of the overall awarded Framework Value. This framework is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies (as listed in II.2.4 - Description of the procurement) 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. 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.finance-ni.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.