FMM-20-041 Supply and Delivery of Hand Sanitiser and Dispensers

Concepts

• hand and nails care products
• belfast
• armagh
• lisburn
• middletown
• council for curriculum examination assessment
• armagh planetarium
• hand sanitizer
• delivery of hand sanitiser
• dispensers

Location

Belfast

Description

The Education Authority (EA) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of supplying and delivering Hand Sanitisers and Dispensers to various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The framework Agreement will be established on behalf of EA, Voluntary Grammars, Integrated, Independent schools. The Council for Curriculum Examination Assessment (CCEA), the Armagh Planetarium, the Armagh Observatory, Libraries NI, various colleges of further and higher education, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) and the Centre for Autism at Middletown may also wish to use this Framework. The Framework Agreement will be established for an initial period of 24 months with the potential of 2 further 12 month extensions.

Renewal Options

Option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months After the initial contract period there is potential to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months

CPV Codes

• 33740000 - Hand and nails care products
• 33741300 - Hand sanitizer
• 33741100 - Hand cleaner
• 42968000 - Dispensers
• 33631200 - Emollients and protectives
• 33741000 - Hand care products

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This framework Agreement will be established on behalf of EA, Voluntary Grammars, Integrated,. Independent schools, the Council for Curriculum Examination Assessment (CCEA), the Armagh Planetarium, the Armagh Observatory, Libraries NI, various colleges of further and higher education, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) and the Centre for Autism at Middletown who may also use this Framework. The value shown in II.2.6) is the highest value estimated in the following range: 6,000,000 GBP to 10,000,000 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 2-year framework plus two 12 month extension periods and contingency for higher demand during the contract period, for all clients.Tenderers should note that all Hand Sanitisers provided must have an alcohol content greater than 60% ethanol or 70 % isopranol. This is to ensure that the product is effective against Covid-19. The Client cannot accept any product that includes methanol. Contract Monitoring. The Successful Contractor's performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly. monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering. on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach. satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach. satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in EA for further action. If this occurs. and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave. professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated.. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for. a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement. competitions being undertaken by the EA. The Authority expressly reserves the rights:(I). not to award any contract as a result of the. procurement process commenced by publication of this notice. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure. of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [goods] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award. contract(s) in stages.. and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.. VI.4)