Published date: 21 April 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 18 June 2024, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Ink - 22600000

  • Printing ink - 22610000

  • Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000

    • Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture - 30100000

    • Toner cartridges - 30125100

    • Toner for laser printers/fax machines - 30125110

    • Toner for photocopiers - 30125120

    • Office equipment except furniture - 30191000

    • Office supplies - 30192000

    • Ink products - 30192110

    • Ink cartridges - 30192113

    • Ballpoint pens - 30192121

    • Fountain pens - 30192122

    • Fibre pens - 30192123

    • Felt-tipped pens - 30192124

    • Pen holders - 30192127

    • Pencils - 30192130

    • Pencil lead refills - 30192132

    • Pencil sharpeners - 30192133

    • Pencil holders - 30192134

    • Correction pens - 30192930

    • Correction pen refills - 30192940

    • Photocopier paper and xerographic paper - 30197642

    • Drawing pens - 37822000

Location of contract

M5 4WT

Value of contract

£82,682,690

Procurement reference

20240421110731-91080

Published date

21 April 2024

Closing date

18 June 2024

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 August 2024

Contract end date

31 July 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NWUPC is establishing a multi-provider Framework Agreement for Office, Paper, EOS & Library Supplies (OPELS) OFF3166 NW which will amalgamate two existing agreements:
• Office Computer & Library Supplies
• Paper Print & Specialist
This framework will be accessible to members of the following organisations:
• Advance Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC)
• Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW)
• London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC)
• North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC)
• North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC)
• Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

This Framework Agreement will commence on 1st August 2024 for an initial period of twenty-four (24) months until 31st July 2026 with the option to extend the Agreement for two periods of twelve (12) months until 31st July 2028 subject to satisfactory Economic Operator performance.
The lotting structure will be:
Lot 1- Office, Computer & Library Supplies
Lot 2- Bulk Paper - Printing and Specialist
Lot 3- Computer Supplies
Lot 4- Library Supplies

More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Dave Yates

Address

Room 404, 4th Floor, Crescent House, University of Salford
Salford
M5 4WT
ENG

Telephone

+44 1612348002

Email

procurement@nwupc.ac.uk

Website

https://nwupc.ac.uk/