--- title: "Office & Business Solutions Framework Agreement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4cb95f78-2ced-4de8-9bd5-809810039bad" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4cb95f78-2ced-4de8-9bd5-809810039bad" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4cb95f78-2ced-4de8-9bd5-809810039bad.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4cb95f78-2ced-4de8-9bd5-809810039bad.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING" published: "2021-11-25" --- # Office & Business Solutions Framework Agreement Buyer: PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4cb95f78-2ced-4de8-9bd5-809810039bad [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4cb95f78-2ced-4de8-9bd5-809810039bad) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4cb95f78-2ced-4de8-9bd5-809810039bad.json) ## Summary The Procurement for Housing (PfH) has launched a tender for the "Office & Business Solutions Framework Agreement" aimed at providing essential office supplies and equipment, falling under the category of goods. The procurement process uses an open method and is currently in the award stage, having recently completed the tender phase which ended on 7th May 2021. The contract period is set from 1st July 2021 until 30th June 2025, with a possible extension of another year. The total value of the framework is approximately £35 million, covering delivery across various regions, including the UK, British Overseas Territories, and Europe. The award notice was published on 25th November 2021. This framework presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in the office supplies sector, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can meet the selection criteria outlined in the tender documentation. Suppliers of office and computing machinery, equipment, and supplies—including those offering innovative solutions and exceptional customer service—are well-positioned to compete effectively. Companies involved in providing essential office services or products can leverage this contract to expand their market reach, benefitting from the strong demand within the social housing sector managed by PfH's members. ## Notice Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 75% of UK' social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting.PfH is a contracting authority under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015") and a central purchasing body under regulation 37 PCR 2015.PfH is tendering for a framework agreement for Office & Business Solutions. Tenders were invited from suitably experienced organisations that can provide the range of products and services in addition to meeting the minimum selection criteria as set out in the tender documentation.The Framework has been awarded for an initial period of 3 years, and may be extended for a further 12 months at the discretion of PfH. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4b41466-8234-4d64-a202-98886e170723 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | 7 May 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Oct 2021 | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £35,000,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING | | Locality | BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON | | Post town | Warrington | | Postcode | WA2 0YL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington | | Local authority | Warrington | | Electoral ward | Poulton North | | Westminster constituency | Warrington North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 5 | | Supplier names | BANNER GROUP; BATES OFFICE SERVICES; COMMERCIAL GROUP; LYRECO (UK; OFFICE DEPOT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages ### Codes - 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages ## Release History - 25 Nov 2021 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4b41466-8234-4d64-a202-98886e170723 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4b41466-8234-4d64-a202-98886e170723 25th November 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV163198 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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