Published date: 25 April 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 28 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • School books - 22111000

  • Exercise books - 22830000

  • Refills for school notebooks - 22831000

    • Exercise papers - 22832000

Location of contract

SG13 8DE

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

HCC1810375

Published date

25 April 2019

Closing date

28 May 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Hertfordshire County Council (hereinafter referred to as the 'Council') has a requirement for Exercise Books and Exercise paper. Herts FullStop (HFS) is the trading arm of the Council and provides both Goods and Services to Hertfordshire County Council departments, the education sector, blue light services, the health sector, charities and other Authorities across England.

The Herts FullStop Catalogue Service manages the purchasing and distribution of circa 17,000 products. The service has an 80,000 square foot warehouse based in Welwyn Garden City, and stocks over 7,300 individual lines.

The Council's requirement is a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Exercise Books and Exercise Paper (hereinafter referred to as "Goods") and is seeking suitably qualified Contractor(s) to supply the Goods under any Agreement resulting from this tendering exercise. A list of the Goods required is given in within the Specification (Schedule 1).

The anticipated total annual expenditure for the Council on these Goods is presently circa £1,109,715.88 per annum, however the estimated annual range is between £1,000,000 to £1,500,000.

The Framework Agreement will be for a period of four (4) years unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework Agreement. Please note that the Contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

This procurement is an Open (one stage) process. Suppliers wishing to take part in this project are invited to express interest which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12:00 Noon on Tuesday 28th May 2019
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system.

Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Goods provided, any Framework Agreement formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed.

Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.

To access this opportunity and for a full suite of tender documents please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Mulhall (HCC)

Address

Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01707 281571

Email

chris.mulhall@hertfordshire.gov.uk