Notice Information
Notice Title
Mobile Phones - Ethically Sourced
Notice Description
LUPC is conducting a market exercise to determine the suitability or otherwise of using a Voluntary ex ante transparency notice procedure for the creation of a framework for the procurement of mobile phones that have been produced with the aim of minimising their social and environmental impact. This includes the current single provider to the current agreement, Your Co-op for the supply of Fairphone devices. Interested parties are required to meet various conditions including the right to sell to business customers in the UK while also being able to sell to Higher Education staff and students, the use of conflict free minerals including Fairtrade certified gold or equivalent, the protection of the employment rights of workers throughout the supply chain including wages above the in-country minimum wage line and a device design that is both end-user repairable and with extended software support to maximize the phone's useful life.
Lot Information
Lot 1
LUPC is a not-for-profit professional buying organisation owned by our members, for our members. Established in 1968, our sole aim is to secure best possible value for our members in the procurement of goods and services, without causing harm to others. LUPC's membership is made up of universities and colleges of higher and further education, as well as other not-for-profit organisations in the education, arts, science, charity, and wider public sectors. LUPC is conducting a market exercise to determine the suitability or otherwise of using a Voluntary ex ante transparency notice procedure for the creation of a framework for the procurement of mobile phones that have been produced with the aim of minimising their social and environmental impact. This includes the current single provider to the current agreement, Your Co-op for the supply of Fairphone devices. Interested parties are required to meet various conditions including the right to sell to business customers in the UK while also being able to sell to Higher Education staff and students, the use of conflict free minerals including Fairtrade certified gold or equivalent, the protection of the employment rights of workers throughout the supply chain including wages above the in-country minimum wage line and a device design that is both end-user repairable and with extended software support to maximize the phone's useful life. Parties intending to participate in the procurement, which will be advertised by no later than early December 2023 for agreement commencement no later than 17 February 2024, should contact LUPC as above within the required deadline.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-040f10
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031546-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32250000 - Mobile telephones
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Oct 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Dec 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
- Contact Name
- Mike Kilner
- Contact Email
- m.kilner@lupc.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2073072760
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- W1T 7NZ
- Post Town
- West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- Bloomsbury
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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