Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium · Sub-central contracting authority
- Suppliers
- Banner Group Limited, Bates Office Services SME, Lyreco UK Limited, Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd, Wildhearts Office Ltd SME, Antalis Limited, CPP Trading Group Ltd t/a Clyde Paper & Print SME, Elliott Baxter & Company Ltd, Premier Paper Group Ltd, Springfield Business Papers SME, WL Coller Ltd, Comcen Computer Supplies SME +3 more
- Value
- £330,730,760 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Office supplies (CPV 30192000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 038227-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Oct 2024
- Published26 Nov 2024Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
NWUPC is establishing a multi-provider Framework Agreement for Office, Paper, EOS & Library Supplies (OPELS) OFF3166 NW which will amalgamate two existing agreements: • Office Computer & Library • Paper Print & Specialist This framework will be accessible to members of the following organisations: Advance Procurement for Universities and Colleges Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales London Universities Purchasing Consortium North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium The lotting structure will be: Lot 1 Office Supplies Lot 2 Bulk Paper Lot 3 Computer Supplies Lot 4 Library Supplies
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Framework Agreement for Office, Paper, EOS & Library Supplies (OPELS) | Banner Group Limited, Bates Office Services SME, Lyreco UK Limited, Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd, Wildhearts Office Ltd SME | £82.7m |
| Framework Agreement for Office, Paper, EOS & Library Supplies (OPELS) | Antalis Limited, CPP Trading Group Ltd t/a Clyde Paper & Print SME, Elliott Baxter & Company Ltd, Premier Paper Group Ltd, Springfield Business Papers SME +1 more | £82.7m |
| Framework Agreement for Office, Paper, EOS & Library Supplies (OPELS) | Comcen Computer Supplies SME, OfficeXpress Europe Ltd SME, Xma Ltd | £82.7m |
| Framework Agreement for Office, Paper, EOS & Library Supplies (OPELS) | WF Education Group Limited SME | £82.7m |
About the suppliers
Banner Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05510758).
Bates Office Services: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03352929).
Lyreco UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00442696).
Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02788181).
Wildhearts Office Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Antalis Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01088345).
CPP Trading Group Ltd t/a Clyde Paper & Print: every public contract they have won.
Elliott Baxter & Company Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Premier Paper Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03672117).
Springfield Business Papers: every public contract they have won.
WL Coller Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Comcen Computer Supplies: every public contract they have won.
OfficeXpress Europe Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03189710).
Xma Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02051703).
WF Education Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02285483).