The Litmus Partnership: Cranmer Education Trust ~ School Uniform Tender

UK-Manchester: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Cranmer Education Trust
       C/O The Blue Coat School, Egerton Street, Oldham, Manchester, OL1 3SQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1276673880, Email: tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.cranmereducationtrust.com/
       NUTS Code: UKD33

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Cranmer Education Trust ~ School Uniform Tender            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The successful Supplier will be initially required to provide school uniforms for Cranmer Education Trust, at the following locations: •The Blue Coat School, Oldham •Brian Clarke Church of England Academy, Oldham

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 415,800
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKD33 - Manchester
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Manchester
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The successful Supplier will be initially required to provide school uniforms for Cranmer Education Trust, at the following locations: •The Blue Coat School, Oldham •Brian Clarke Church of England Academy, Oldham There is the opportunity to provide uniforms to other schools within the Trust as and when their current school uniform arrangements come to an end. The existing supplier for The Blue Coat School will provide uniforms for the September 2022 intake of students with the new contract applying thereafter. We are looking for a supplier partner who offers high quality in terms of goods and/or services that are ‘fit for purpose’ and can also offer excellent value for money over the entire contract period. Contract value Contract value = £245k (3 years) The contract will be for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years. Please see SQ Document for further details.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-007482
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 17/08/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             The Stevenson Group, 00601283
             Uniform House, St. Albans, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH23
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 408,333          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 415,800
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time. The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Cranmer Education Trust
          Manchester, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/05/2023