ID 3826743 - The Repair, Reuse, Removal and Recycling of Furniture Items

Tender description

The Department of Finance is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide services for the collection, reconditioning, repair and recycling of office furniture. The purpose of this notice is to inform the market of the intention to reserve the competition for tenderers under Regulation 20 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) reserving participation to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons provided that at least 30% of the employees of those workshops, economic operators or programmes are disabled or disadvantaged workers. The objective of the contract shall be to minimise the environmental impact and further the lifespan of office furniture items used in the Public Sector and to ensure any contract materials are managed in the most sustainable manner following the waste hierarchy, contributing to a Circular Economy for Northern Ireland. Lot 1: The Department of Finance is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier to provide services for the collection, reconditioning, repair and recycling of office furniture. The purpose of this notice is to inform the market of the intention to reserve the competition for tenderers under Regulation 20 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) reserving participation to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons provided that at least 30% of the employees of those workshops, economic operators or programmes are disabled or disadvantaged workers. The objective of the contract shall be to minimise the environmental impact and further the lifespan of office furniture items used in the Public Sector and to ensure any contract materials are managed in the most sustainable manner following the waste hierarchy, contributing to a Circular Economy for Northern Ireland.