Office supplies

Tender description

This tender is to establish a framework agreement for total workplace supplies. The duration of the framework agreement will be four (4) years at a maximum; three (3) years initial period with option of extending for period of 12 months. This is a single lot framework agreement for workplace supply solutions which will deliver value for money to the customer and enable them to achieve savings and operational process efficiencies. It is anticipated that the framework agreement (in brief) will cover the following product groups. — general office supplies (GOS), — office paper; – janitorial products, – office furniture, – office machines, – beverages and associated products, – PPE products, – workplace safety equipment, – toner waste collection/recycling, – paper waste collection/recycling, – media waste collection/recycling, – confidential paper collection and shredding, – education and art, – value added services, – green products, – white goods, – tail management, – promotional printed products, – supplier consolidation. Terms and conditions/activity based income (ABI): the terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE. Submission of expressions of interest and procurement information: this exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of Interest as follows: — register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk — login to the portal with username/password; — click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier; — click on the relevant SQ/ITT to access the content; — click the express interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any attachments by clicking buyer attachments in the SQ/ITT details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates Should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their Sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov Helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the qualification and technical envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.