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Award

29 Nov 2024 at 19:05

Tender

30 Jul 2024 at 10:05

Summary of the contracting process

The North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) has led a comprehensive procurement process to establish a framework for floor coverings, encompassing the supply, fitting, and maintenance of various flooring materials, including carpet tiles, vinyl, linoleum, and rubber flooring. This framework, valued at £6,000,000, is available to members of NEUPC, London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW), and North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC). The awarded contracts were signed on 1st November 2024, with the procurement stage marked as complete. This process follows an open procedure and focuses on floor-covering work within the UK.

This tender provides significant opportunities for SMEs in the flooring industry, as NEUPC has explicitly considered small and medium enterprises for this contract. With the framework open to numerous universities and their partners, businesses supplying and fitting diverse flooring products can expand their market reach and build long-term relationships with educational institutions. Additionally, the potential for framework agreements funded by external sources, including European Union funding, offers further growth prospects for enterprises, ensuring compliance with international funding bodies. Businesses well-suited to this tender include those capable of providing comprehensive flooring solutions across different regions within the UK, especially firms focusing on quality workmanship, responsible procurement, and competitive pricing.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Floor Coverings

Notice Description

The North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortia (NEUPC) are leading on a process to award a framework for floor coverings. The scope is to include the supply, fitting and maintenance of primary and secondary entrance matting, carpet tile, broadloom carpet, roll vinyl, safety vinyl, acoustic vinyl, vinyl tile, linoleum, static control flooring, rubber flooring and laminate flooring. Bidders are expected to be able to provide supply, fitting and maintenance of all the in scope products. The framework is going to be available to all members of NEUPC, as well as all members of LUPC, SUPC, HEPCW and NWUPC. It is intended that Supply, Fitting and Maintenance of Floor Coverings - Regional. Where scores were equal during evaluation or within 5%, NEUPC exercised the right to increase the number of Bidders awarded under regions where this applied and the Authority reserved the right to proceed with a lower number of Bidders for all or any Region(s). Bidders will be expected to supply flooring products and services to 100% of the Members in the sub-region that they bid for. This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is anticipated that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding and (ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortia (NEUPC) are leading on a process to award a framework for floor coverings. The scope is to include the supply, fitting and maintenance of primary and secondary entrance matting, carpet tile, broadloom carpet, roll vinyl, safety vinyl, acoustic vinyl, vinyl tile, linoleum, static control flooring, rubber flooring and laminate flooring. Bidders are expected to be able to provide supply, fitting and maintenance of all the in scope products. The framework is going to be available to all members of NEUPC, as well as all members of LUPC, SUPC, HEPCW and NWUPC. It is intended that Supply, Fitting and Maintenance of Floor Coverings - Regional and will be awarded to up to 4 Bidders per sub-region, provided that there are a suitable number of Bidders which meet any required minimum standards. NEUPC reserves the right to proceed with a lower number of Bidders. Bidders will be expected to supply flooring products and services to 100% of the Members in the sub-region that they bid for. Additional information: NEUPC recognises that some of its Member Institutions are currently, and may in the future, fall outside of the legal definition of a "body governed by public law" for the purposes of the public procurement regime. Whilst each Member Institution should take its own legal and commercial advice as to the suitability or otherwise of a framework agreement, NEUPC does not impose any additional restrictions on use of its framework agreements by such Member Institutions. This agreement will be open to members and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015. It is possible that some of the future call off contracts under this framework may be part funded from external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (eg ERDF/ESF) and potentially other research bodies. All funding assessed under this framework will be considered compliant for the purposes of external funding by the named participants

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0485cd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038684-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45430000 - Floor and wall covering work

45432000 - Floor-laying and covering, wall-covering and wall-papering work

45432100 - Floor laying and covering work

45432110 - Floor-laying work

45432111 - Laying work of flexible floor coverings

45432114 - Wood flooring work

45432130 - Floor-covering work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NEUPC Ltd
Additional Buyers

Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW)

London Universities Purchasing Consortium

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
LS1 5QX
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
8
Supplier Names

360 Degree Flooring

Croft & Croft

Crown Flooring

Hillside Contracts

J Slack Flooring

Johnson Wright (Flooring)

Midas Floors

RIG Projects and Flooring

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