Framework for the provision of Furniture and Related Services

Concepts

• furniture
• bolton
• colchester
• miscellaneous furniture
• miscellaneous furniture and equipment
• emergency services
• office furniture
• lounge and reception area furniture
• furniture parts
• built-in furniture

Location

United Kingdom

Description

The Framework will provide access to a comprehensive range of Furniture and Related Supplies and Services. It is let by the University of Essex and is open for use by all contracting authorities across the public sector throughout the UK (and any future successors to these organisations). These include (but not limited to) central government departments and agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Police Authorities, Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Hospices, Registered Charities, National Parks and Registered Social Landlords. Full details of the classification of eligible end user establishments and geographical areas is available at https://www.dukefieldprocurement.co.uk/fts-eligible-users . The Framework will be let across five Lots. There will be a maximum of 8 suppliers awarded a place on Lots 1, 2, 4 and 5, and a maximum of 20 suppliers on Lot 3.

Lot Division

Renewal Options

48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

CPV Codes

• 39100000 - Furniture
• 34946240 - Chairs and chair wedges
• 39121000 - Desks and tables
• 39112000 - Chairs
• 39122200 - Bookcases
• 50850000 - Repair and maintenance services of furniture
• 39516100 - Soft furnishings
• 39200000 - Furnishing
• 39151000 - Miscellaneous furniture
• 39120000 - Tables, cupboards, desk and bookcases
• 39143113 - Specialist soft furnishings
• 39113000 - Miscellaneous seats and chairs
• 39110000 - Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts
• 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
• 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
• 39150000 - Miscellaneous furniture and equipment
• 39130000 - Office furniture
• 39156000 - Lounge and reception-area furniture
• 39290000 - Miscellaneous furnishing
• 39157000 - Parts of furniture
• 39121100 - Desks
• 39121200 - Tables
• 45421153 - Installation of built-in furniture
• 39151300 - Modular furniture
• 39122000 - Cupboards and bookcases
• 39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
• 39153000 - Conference-room furniture
• 39134000 - Computer furniture
• 32351200 - Screens
• 39173000 - Storage units
• 79934000 - Furniture design services
• 39161000 - Kindergarten furniture
• 39263000 - Desk equipment
• 39111000 - Seats
• 39160000 - School furniture
• 39113300 - Bench seats
• 39180000 - Laboratory furniture
• 39155000 - Library furniture
• 39143200 - Dining-room furniture
• 31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
• 39140000 - Domestic furniture
• 39300000 - Miscellaneous equipment
• 39143300 - Living-room furniture
• 79933000 - Design support services
• 79421200 - Project-design services other than for construction work
• 79415200 - Design consultancy services
• 45330000 - Plumbing and sanitary works
• 45432100 - Floor laying and covering work
• 79931000 - Interior decorating services
• 39500000 - Textile articles
• 45432000 - Floor-laying and covering, wall-covering and wall-papering work
• 45214420 - Lecture theatre construction work
• 34928400 - Urban furniture
• 39142000 - Garden furniture
• 45311000 - Electrical wiring and fitting work
• 37535200 - Playground equipment
• 45310000 - Electrical installation work
• 79932000 - Interior design services
• 45216129 - Protective shelters
• 39141000 - Kitchen furniture and equipment
• 44112200 - Floor coverings
• 44112100 - Shelters
• 45430000 - Floor and wall covering work
• 45420000 - Joinery and carpentry installation work
• 45432110 - Floor-laying work
• 45451000 - Decoration work
• 45211310 - Bathrooms construction work
• 39144000 - Bathroom furniture
• 33196200 - Devices for the disabled
• 39143120 - Bedroom furniture, other than beds and beddings
• 39530000 - Carpets, mats and rugs
• 39143000 - Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture
• 39143100 - Bedroom furniture
• 39143110 - Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings
• 30191000 - Office equipment except furniture

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids may cover one or more lots.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The University of Essex's Internal Reference Number is UOE/DU/FURN/01. The framework is being delivered by the University of Essex and its partners Dukefield Procurement Ltd (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Ltd). Dukefield Procurement Ltd are acting as agents of the University of Essex in the development and ongoing contract management of this framework. The contracting authority will be using an eTendering system to conduct the procurement exercise. To access the procurement documentation suppliers must register their company details on the Sourcing Cloud system at: https://suppliers.multiquote.com The tender is available from the opportunities menu on the login page of the site. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept the lowest tender or indeed any tender. The University of Essex expressly reserves the rights: (a) to terminate the procurement process and not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process at any time; (b) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement as detailed within the tender documentation; (c) to award a contract covering only part of the it's requirements if explicitly detailed within the tender documentation; (d) to disqualify any organisation from the process that canvasses any employee of the Contracting Authority during the procurement process or standstill period if applicable; (e) seek clarifications to tender responses on the basis that any clarification sought will not confer any undue competitive advantage in the favour of any supplier from whom such clarifications are being sought; (f) where the contracting authority can evidence that there is a conflict of interest, either personal or in consideration of any organisation bidding for the contract, the contracting authority shall have the explicit right to immediately exclude that person or organisation from the tender process entirely; (g) where the contracting authority has engaged in any pre-market soft testing prior to the commencement of the procurement process, the contracting authority reserves the right to name any organisation that has been involved in these discussions and release any and all specifications/ discussion documents to the market where appropriate to the subject matter of this procurement; (h) the contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by tenderers; (i) the value of the framework provided in section II.1.5) is only an estimate and the contracting authority will not guarantee any business through this framework agreement; and (j) the contracting authority wishes to establish a framework agreement open for use by all Public Sector Bodies as stated in II.1.4). Tenderers should note, in reference to section IV.1.3), envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework: Where, following the evaluation of bids, more than one tenderer is tied with the same final evaluation score and are ranked in the last supplier award position, each of these tenderers shall be deemed to occupy the last framework agreement contract award position for the purpose of calculating the maximum number of suppliers under the framework. The contracting authority will award a framework agreement to additional tenderers on the framework beyond the stated maximum number, where their final evaluation score(s) is within 0.5% of the last placed position on the framework. For the avoidance of doubt, the last placed position in respect of this framework is 8th for Lots 1,2,4 and 5, and 20th for Lot 3. Therefore, tenderers within 0.5%, along with the tenderer in last placed position, shall be deemed to occupy the last framework agreement contract award position for the framework.