supply of Metalwork/Engineering Class Materials

Tender description

Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board require Metalwork/Engineering classroom materials for use by students and teachers in Metalwork/Engineering classes at second level schools and to other locations as may be required for the lifetime of the framework. The equipment is intended for use in a student metalwork/engineering classroom environment in WWETB schools and other locations and must be of construction, materials and finish which are suitable for this use. The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi party framework agreement for the supply of Metalwork/Technology classroom materials to, schools and centres under the remit of WWETB. The tender will be divided into two lots: In the case of a multi-party framework agreement, the Contracting Authority shall use one of the following two methods depending on the needs of each School/Centre; Where the Cascade method is used, contracts are awarded on foot of the original tenders to the first ranked firm admitted to the framework agreement. Where they are not in a position to deliver the contract due to availability, conflict of interest, etc. the next ranked firm will be approached moving in ranked order through the framework members until the contract is awarded. Where the Request for Quotes (RFQ’s) is used to call-off the service, each Framework Member appointed to the Framework will be contacted to receive an RFQ. Email is the preferred means of communication. In the event that only one successful tenderer meets all evaluation criteria, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract to this tenderer as a Single Framework contract. It is emphasised, that a framework agreement constitutes no guarantee to purchase a specific quantity of supplies or services from a particular economic operator. Indeed, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to operate outside of the framework agreement at its discretion, particularly should it become apparent tha