Engineering and Design consumables, Storage and Material Handling products.
Contract notice
Supplies
Section I: Contracting authority
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
Science and Technology Centre, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road
For the attention of: Effie Rigopoulou
RG6 6BZ Reading
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1189357081
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1189357085
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.supc.ac.uk
Electronic access to information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supc
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supc
Further information can be obtained from: Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
Science and Technology Centre, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road
For the attention of: Effie Rigopoulou
RG6 6BZ Reading
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1189357081
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1189357085
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supc
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supc
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supc
Section II: Object of the contract
Purchase
NUTS code UK
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 75
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 24Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 14 000 000 GBPValues are based on institutions' data and estimates and are for information purposes. The customers for these products are all Engineering specialities, Materials science, Technology and Design departments and any department making prototypes for research purposes; potentially any institution department of participating consortia or Research Council may make use of this Framework.
All agreements resulting from this tender should be made available to and apply to all current and future members of SUPC, Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) Scotland, London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW) and the Research Councils (RCUK). Other institutions or Consortia may also access the Framework only on the express permission of SUPC.
This is on the understanding that not all Suppliers may be able to serve all these institutions, and that the Framework is not intended to replace any current agreements that either participating or non-participating consortia may have.
14622000, 14721000, 14700000, 14620000, 14830000, 24327400, 09210000, 09130000, 03419000, 44170000, 44191100, 44191300, 19520000, 24910000, 24951100, 24951300, 24951000, 39812500, 42400000, 34220000, 44613400, 39151100, 44810000
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
There is no guaranteed level of expenditure; the competitiveness, level of service offered, and marketing effort of the chosen suppliers will be crucial in determining how many institutions support the framework. Institutions will call off from the framework in a variety of patterns as identified in the ITT.
The tender is split into 7 Lots and bidders will be able to bid for one or more lots. Multiple suppliers may be included in the award of each Lot depending on the competitiveness of the bid and the ability of suppliers to serve all sites of at least 3 identified institutions. Bidders will be able to provide these services directly or through subcontracting the supply and distribution of one or more product ranges to a third party.
Mandatory requirements apply and are detailed in the Background Information section of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Bidders should read this documentation carefully before completing the Tender documentation.
Bidders should make certain to comply with the process requirements for completion and submission of the Tender Response as non-compliant Tenders be rejected.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 5 000 000 and 15 000 000 GBP
Description of these options: SUPC will retain the options of up to 24 months
extension, a total of 4 years maximum duration for the Framework.
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Ferrous metal productsThe main customers are end users within Institutions Departments that make prototype structures and other research work as part of research, maintenance, teaching or student work.
14622000
Scope is estimated, however there is no commitment under this Framework Agreement.
The estimated spend figure for this lot is per annum.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 GBP
The main customers are end users within Institutions Departments that make prototype structures and other research work as part of research, maintenance, teaching or student work.
14721000, 14700000, 14620000, 14715000, 14712000
Scope is estimated, however there is no commitment under this Framework Agreement.
The estimated spend figure for this lot is per annum.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 GBP
The main customers are end users within Institutions Departments that make prototype structures and other research work as part of research, maintenance, teaching or student work.
03419100, 44191100, 44191300
Scope is estimated, however there is no commitment under this Framework Agreement.
The estimated spend figure for this Lot is per annum.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000 GBP
The main customers are end users within Institutions Departments that make prototype structures and other research work as part of research, maintenance, teaching or student work.
44191300, 14830000, 24311800, 19520000, 24510000
Scope is estimated, however there is no commitment under this Framework Agreement.
The estimated spend figure for this lot is per annum.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 GBP
The main customers are end users within Institutions Departments that make prototype structures and other research work as part of research, maintenance, teaching or student work.
19522100, 24910000, 39812500, 14830000, 24550000, 24590000, 44810000
Scope is estimated, however there is no commitment under this Framework Agreement.
The estimated spend figure for this Lot is per annum.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 GBP
The main customers are end users within Institutions Departments that make prototype structures and other research work as part of research, maintenance, teaching or student work.
24951000, 09135000, 09211000, 09211600, 09211800
Scope is estimated, however there is no commitment under this framework agreement.
The estimated spend figure for this Lot is per annum.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 GBP
30199500, 44613400, 44614100, 44614300, 37442400, 39151100, 44212310, 44421700, 44421720, 39141300, 34911100
Scope is estimated, however there is no commitment under this Framework Agreement.
The estimated spend figure for this lot is per annum.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 550 000 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See tender documentation.
See tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
See tender documentation.
Section IV: Procedure
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below
1. Price.. Weighting 50
2. Supply chain and quality.. Weighting 45
3. Sustainability.. Weighting 5
Additional information about electronic auction: An electronic auction will not be used for the award of the framework agreements but Institutions who are calling off from the Framework may use an electronic auction if undertaking further competition.
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 234-384897 of 5.12.2012
Payable documents: no
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Authorised officers of SUPC
Section VI: Complementary information
The whole tender process will be conducted electronically and suppliers will need to register their interest online at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supc
All documents will be issued, and will need to be returned, online.SUPC is an operating unit of Southern Universities management services, a company limited by guarantee.
The University of Cambridge is not a public body within the meaning of the Public Contracts.
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