Published date: 19 September 2023
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products - 39000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Procurement reference
P-31441
Published date
19 September 2023
Closing date
31 October 2023
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The requirement
Defra Group has a current Office Solutions contract in place which may require re-procuring.
We are looking to establish what the market has to offer for example:
• What innovative & sustainable office goods are available & their costs in comparison
to standard core catalogue items & how they can support us with our Greening
Government Commitment targets and Sustainability Strategy.
This market research aims to provide Defra Group with an overview of the current market
position and how our office solutions can help to achieve Defra's priority outcomes.
Defra group is committed to making the shift from a linear to a circular economy approach,
minimising our demand for primary resources and maximising the reuse of the resources
already in the network. We also have a target under the Greening Government Commitments
to fully remove consumer single use plastics from our office estate. You can view a definition
of consumer single use plastics and examples in Appendix 1. We know our supply chain is
crucial in meeting this objective. We would be grateful for information on the following key
points, bearing in mind our circular economy objective and target on single use plastic
removal.
If you are interested in submitting a response, please can you register your interest via
email to dgcofficesolutions@defra.gov.uk.
All correspondence must be made via the messaging function. The deadline for submitting
a response is 31/10/2023 at 12:00.
Please note this is purely a request for information exercise to establish the market
environment and is not a notice of intent to tender. Should we decide to go out to tender in
the future a formal notice will be published in line with the Public Contracting Regulations
2015.
About the buyer
Address
Nobel House,17 Smith Square
LONDON
SW1P3JR
United Kingdom
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