Tender for the Purchase / Rental of Photocopiers
Purchase/Rental of Photocopiers to individual educational establishments in Northern Ireland.
United Kingdom-Ballymena: Photocopiers
2015/S 095-172059
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
NI Education Authority Supplies and Services
182 Galgorm Road
For the attention of: Francine Scullion
BT41 1HN Ballymena
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2825662330
E-mail: procurement@neelb.org.uk
Fax: +44 2825662581
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Schools and other public bodies as listed in Attachment 1 of tender documents
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
A combination of these
NUTS code UKN
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 15 280 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
30121100
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Place: Education Authority North Eastern Region
182 Galgorm Road
BT42 1HN Ballymena
UNITED KINGDOMPersons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’ — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure);
2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box;
3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Education Authority North Eastern Region
182 Galgorm Road
BT42 1HN Ballymena
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: francine.scullion@eani.org.uk
Telephone: +44 2825662330
Fax: +44 2825662581
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Education Authority North Eastern Region
182 Galgorm Road
BT42 1HN Ballymena
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: francine.scullion@eani.org.uk
Telephone: +44 2825662330
Fax: +44 2825662581
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Education Authority North Eastern Region
182 Galgorm Road
BT42 1HN Ballymena
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: francine.scullion@eani.org.uk
Telephone: +44 2825662330
Fax: +44 2825662581
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: