Educational Supplies (Low Value, High Volume Spend) for schools

Tender description

Planned Procurement Notice. https://education.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60137 Notice Reference (Unique ID): PPN-DFE-SCT – LVHV - 2025-01 Title of the Procurement: Standardisation and Supply of Tail-End Goods for Schools Contracting Authority Name: Department for Education (DfE) Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT Email: tega.egube@education.gov.uk Portal: [Insert eProcurement portal link] 1. Subject-Matter of the Contract DfE intends to procure or identify the best supply route for supply of low-value, high-variety-high volume- school consumables (tail-end goods), such as classroom stationery, hygiene supplies, and facilities consumables. The goal is to develop and supply a standardised core item list, rationalised for national use by state-funded schools in England. 1. This annual spend estimate across the school estate is between £500miliion and £1.5billion. 2. The budgets currently reside with schools who have decision authority over their procurement. 3. The DfE through this procurement is putting in place or finding a framework that will represent the best deal for schools. 4. As such award of this framework in part or all does not commit the DfE to award a contract but allows it to create or identify what it considers to be the best supply source. 5. Once the DfE finds that solution, it will work to inform and engage schools of the framework with the aim of onboarding them to the deal. DfE will collaborate with other governmental and public sector organisations to do so. 2. Planned Procurement Procedure Competitive Flexible Procedure Dynamic Market Membership: No Two-envelope system (Stage 1 - quality/technical Stage 2 - pricing) 3. Procurement Stages and estimated dates Participation stage Sept 12 -Oct 7, 2025 (25 days) Evaluation of participation Oct 8 – Oct 14, 2025 (7 days) Tender Stage 1 (Quality/Core Basket) Oct 21st – Nov 1, 2025 (10 days) Tender Stage 2 (