Closed tender

157_24 Pencils, Erasers, Sharpeners and Sketching Materials

Details

Buyer
ESPO
Value
£14,000,000
Topic
Erasers
Published
28 September 2023
Submission
30 October 2023

Tender description

Pencils, erasers, sharpeners and sketching materials including drawing and colouring pencil ranges for delivery to the ESPO distribution centre. Lot 1 - ESPO SmartBuy Branded Pencils and Drawing Accessories Lot 2 - Pencils and Drawing Mediums Lot 3 - Drawing Accessories Lot 4 - Desktop Sharpeners The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 35 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. This framework will operate on-going contract monitoring procedures to ensure financial stability requirements are maintained. Credit rating checks will be carried out on a regular basis, using a credit rating agency. Any changes will be assessed (compared with a baseline credit rating score obtained at contract award stage) and significant changes or sustained degradation will be investigated. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published28 September 2023
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date30 October 2023

About the buyer

ESPO is a purchasing organisation owned and governed by six county and city councils across the East of England: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire and Peterborough. A joint committee set up under the Local Government Act oversees its work. Suppliers register on the Central Digital Platform to tender for places on ESPO's frameworks. Registration on East Mids Tenders, the regional e-tendering portal, is also required to bid. Competitions span more than 100 frameworks, from buildings, energy and food and catering to technology and professional services. Appointed suppliers then serve ESPO's public sector customers across the region without a further re-tender.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of ESPO's contract awards have been in IT services, communications equipment and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 30192100 · Erasers
  • 30192130 · Pencils
  • 30192131 · Propelling or sliding pencils
  • 30192132 · Pencil lead refills
  • 30192133 · Pencil sharpeners
  • 30192700 · Stationery
  • 37822000 · Drawing pens
  • 39292300 · Drawing instruments

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