Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply and Delivery of General Stationery and Office Paper
Notice Description
Orkney Islands Council has a requirement to enter into a contract with suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the supply and delivery of a range of general stationery products and office paper to Council establishments in Orkney.
Lot Information
General Office Stationery and Equipment
The Council has a requirement for the supply and delivery of a range of general stationery products and small equipment which excludes printers and scanners which are supplied and maintained under a different contract in place with the Council. The requirement is restricted to office supplies and does not include materials for educational purposes which are ordered by schools via separate arrangements in place through a national framework agreement. The requirement has been split into three smaller lots as listed below, the establishment list for delivery and preferred delivery dates are attached to this document at Appendix Three and the detailed list of products are attached as the price schedule at Appendix Four. Bidders will be able to submit a bid for any number of lots as fits their own business model, and the Authority will not be bound to accept any Contractor as a sole supplier for all lots.
Office Paper, Card and EnvelopesThe Council has a requirement for the supply and delivery of a range of general stationery products and small equipment which excludes printers and scanners which are supplied and maintained under a different contract in place with the Council. The requirement is restricted to office supplies and does not include materials for educational purposes which are ordered by schools via separate arrangements in place through a national framework agreement. The requirement has been split into three smaller lots as listed below, the establishment list for delivery and preferred delivery dates are attached to this document at Appendix Three and the detailed list of products are attached as the price schedule at Appendix Four. Bidders will be able to submit a bid for any number of lots as fits their own business model, and the Authority will not be bound to accept any Contractor as a sole supplier for all lots.
Printer Cartridges and TonerThe Council has a requirement for the supply and delivery of a range of general stationery products and small equipment which excludes printers and scanners which are supplied and maintained under a different contract in place with the Council. The requirement is restricted to office supplies and does not include materials for educational purposes which are ordered by schools via separate arrangements in place through a national framework agreement. The requirement has been split into three smaller lots as listed below, the establishment list for delivery and preferred delivery dates are attached to this document at Appendix Three and the detailed list of products are attached as the price schedule at Appendix Four. Bidders will be able to submit a bid for any number of lots as fits their own business model, and the Authority will not be bound to accept any Contractor as a sole supplier for all lots.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c982
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022970-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
-
- CPV Codes
22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
22810000 - Paper or paperboard registers
22815000 - Notebooks
30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
30125100 - Toner cartridges
30125110 - Toner for laser printers/fax machines
30141200 - Desktop calculators
30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
30192000 - Office supplies
30192700 - Stationery
30193200 - Desktop trays or organisers
30197000 - Small office equipment
30197620 - Writing paper
30197630 - Printing paper
30197642 - Photocopier paper and xerographic paper
30197643 - Photocopier paper
30197645 - Card for printing
30199000 - Paper stationery and other items
30199200 - Envelopes, letter cards and plain postcards
30199230 - Envelopes
30199600 - Dividers for stationery
30199700 - Printed stationery except forms
30237310 - Font cartridges for printers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £262,500 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £40,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Jun 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Approximately 6 months prior to the end of this agreement the Authority will commence the procedure to publish a Contract Notice for future provision
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KIRKWALL
- Postcode
- KW15 1NY
- Post Town
- Kirkwall
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM65 Orkney Islands
-
- Local Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Electoral Ward
- Kirkwall East
- Westminster Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
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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