Supply of School Equipment (Art, Administration & DCG) & Creation of Framework Agreement

Tender description

In summary, the Goods comprise of the purchase, supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of Post – Primary School Equipment as described below, in single or multiple quantities, as more fully described in Appendix 1 Requirements & Specifications and Appendix 2 Pricing Document of this RFT: Lot 1: Art Equipment; Lot 2: Administration Equipment; Lot 3: Design Communications Graphics & Technical Graphics Equipment. This competition for Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board will also result in the creation of a Multi – Supplier Framework Agreement for a 4 year period from contract signing. Schools expected to utilise this framework are as follows: Gaelcholáiste Lumnigh, Scariff Community College, Ennis Community College and Mungret Community College. In addition the framework will be used in the event that other schools/centres under the control of the Contracting Authority secure funding and require items of equipment that are subject of this competition. The Contracting Authority is an ETB responsible for the delivery of services in the Limerick & Clare Region. Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board delivers educational services to over 34,000 students and learners annually. The authority employs 2,500 staff. It has an average annual budget of €130 million across all its divisions and its capital programme will see an investment in excess of €90 million in the region over the next 4 years. The authority has responsibility for: 3 primary schools, 18 post primary schools, 2 outdoor education centres, co-ordination of youth work provision in the region, 33 further education and training centres, 2 Music Generation programmes and works with community groups in approximately 300 locations throughout Limerick and Clare. The purpose of this competition is (1) To establish multi –supplier Framework Agreements in respect of each of the 3 lots listed above. There will be no maximum number of suppliers per lot (each a framework member) and collectively as the context so admits or requires Framework