Furniture reuse service Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent City Council requires the provision of a furniture reuse service which will provide low cost / or free items of furniture related goods to those facing or at risk of facing homelessness.

Furniture Provision Service (Homelessness Prevention Funded Projects)

Reference number: AN2012/194*

Deadline date:20/02/2013

This deadline is for… Deadline for Expression of Interest

Contract value:£100,000 – £500,000

Location where the contract is to be carried out: Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent,

Is this suitable for smaller suppliers? Yes

Is this contract suitable for a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations? No

Name of the buying organisation: Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Description of the contract

Documents

Classification of the contract

98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Additional information

Contract type: Services – 25

Is it a framework agreement? No

Is this contract related to a programme of funding? No

Contract will be awarded based on: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of: The criteria stated in the contract documents

Estimated length of contract: 01/04/2013 – 31/03/2015

Who to contact

Contact name Mrs Denise Stockton

Organisation name Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Address Corporate Procurement, Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1HH

Telephone 01782232724

Extension number:

Fax

Email denise.stockton@stoke.gov.uk

Web address

How to apply

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. This is an electronic tendering opportunity through BravoSolution all documents available and returned to https://wmcoe.bravosolution.co.uk under Invitation to Tender reference no: itt_29595. The contract will start in April 2013 for a 2 year period with an option to extend by one additional period of 1 year subject to City Council discretion and available funding. Full details are in the specification This tender is being conducted electronically (free of charge) on the BravoSolution e-tendering system. Instructions are as follows: 1. Browse the WMCoE eSourcing Portal: https://wmcoe.bravosolution.co.uk 2. Click the “Click here to register” link 3. Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” 4. Enter your correct business and user details 5. Note the username you chose and click “save” when complete. 6. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure). 7. Login to the portal with the username/password 8. Click the “ITTs open to all suppliers” link. (These are ITTs open to any registered supplier) 9. Click on the relevant ITT to access the content 10. Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the ITT over to the “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) 11. Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page 12. You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” 13. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon-Fri – 8am-6pm on email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Telephone no: 0800 368 4850 / Fax no: 020 7080 0480 Response Address: This is an electronic tendering opportunity through BravoSolution all documents available and returned to https://wmcoe.bravosolution.co.uk