Published date: 9 November 2016

This notice was replaced on 9 November 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 12 January 2017)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical domestic appliances - 39710000

  • Domestic cooking or heating equipment - 39721000

  • Hot-water boilers - 42161000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£4,000,000 to £8,000,000

Procurement reference

205_17

Published date

9 November 2016

Closing date

9 December 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2019

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?

Yes

Description

A framework for the supply of small and large domestic electrical appliances into the ESPO distribution centre, and for the appointment of a distribution partner to co-ordinate the delivery of large domestic electrical appliances directly to individual ESPO customers in varying quantities on a national basis.

To tender: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity '205_17' d)Express an interest (e) Download the tender from the website.

Lot 1 Supply of small domestic electrical appliances. This lot involves the supply of products to ESPO's warehouse and also for delivery by the appointed supplier directly to ESPO's customers. Tenderers are required to bid for every item within the lot.

Lot 2 Domestic electrical appliance distribution partner. This lot seeks to appoint a distribution partner for the supply of domestic electrical appliances directly to ESPO's customers. ESPO requires the partner to be able to source a wide range of branded products, to provide technical information to ESPO and its customers in relation to these products, to hold sufficient stocks to meet customer demand within the specified lead times and to manage the logistics/distribution of these products.

As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council the Framework Agreement is open for use by the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authority Councils; Educational Establishments(including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies and Local Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; Any Public Body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Full details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available on: http://www.espo.org/About-us-(1)/FAQs/Legal.An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

More information

Links

Additional text

In order to express an interest in tendering for this future opportunity at the relevant time and/or requesting any further information, please see details below and please ensure you refer to instructions and guidance available: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) (If you are not already registered) Register your company by selecting the 'Register' box on the top of the home page, (c) Once registered visit the home page select 'View Opportunities' then 'Search Latest Opportunities', from the 'Organisation' drop down box select 'ESPO', click search (options) and select the appropriate opportunity 205_17 Supply of Domestic Electrical Appliances, (d) Express an interest by selecting the 'Register Interest' box at the bottom of the screen. You should receive a notification email confirming your expression of interest, (e) Once fully registered, you should download the tender when it becomes available and you are notified via email - Interested parties should also note that final submissions must be made only via ProContract, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. All documents pertaining to this opportunity will be available for download via the ProContract portal at the relevant time. Please ensure you are able to download all files after accessing the ProContract portal. If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the discussion tools provided within the website. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest, please refer any queries on Portal operation to support@due-north.com or telephone +44 1670597136. Note: You will receive email notifications regarding your expression of interest or other important actions on the system. Email alerts may be blocked by your company's SPAM filter. Please contact your ICT department to ensure that emails from the domain "@due-north.com" are excluded from the SPAM filter "blocked addresses".

About the buyer

Contact name

ESPO

Address

Barnsdale Way, Grove Park
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 1ES
England

Email

tenders@espo.org

Website

www.espo.org