UK-Swindon: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products.


Preliminary Questions
This notice is for prior information only: Yes
This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
This notice is a call for competition: No

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1793442000, Email: stfcprocurement@ukri.org
Contact: Kevin Griffiths
Main Address: www.ukri.org
NUTS Code: UKK14
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No.
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication
Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Research and Innovation

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1842 – STFC Furniture (Design, Supply, Install and Recycle) Framework
Reference number: UKRI-1842
II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:
39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
II.1.4) Short description:
The Science and Technology Facilities Council are looking to create a framework for furniture at all of its sites, the following disciplines will all be covered:

•Space Planning (Layout)
•Supply of furniture
•Installing furniture (delivery and placement, no construction, to requested destination)
•Move management and re-configuration
•Removal and recycling of furniture

We are seeking to contract the services on a 2-year initial contract with two potential extension options of 12 months.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 2,000,000 - GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 1
II.2.1) Title: South of UK
Lot Number: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
39100000 - Furniture.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Lot 1 of the framework will cover the South of UK including the following STFC sites:

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire
The Cosener's House, Abingdon
Chilbolton Observatory, Hampshire
II.2.14) Additional information
Please see details on how to express an interest in this requirement in Section VI.3

II.2) Lot Description : 2
II.2.1) Title: North of UK
Lot Number: 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
39100000 - Furniture.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UKD6 - Cheshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Lot 2 of the framework will cover the North UK including the following STFC sites:

Daresbury Laboratory, Cheshire
UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh
Boulby Underground Laboratory, North Yorkshire
II.2.14) Additional information
Please see details on how to express an interest in this requirement in Section VI.3

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
18/04/2022


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.3) Additional Information:
If you would like to express an interest in this requirement, please send an email with the subject "UKRI-1842 – STFC Furniture (Design, Supply, Install and Recycle) Framework - EOI" to STFCprocurement@ukri.org.

STFC will host a Supplier Event on Tuesday 5th April from 12:00-16:00 to present the aims and requirements of the project and the procurement process. There will be the opportunity to raise questions. The event will be held via Zoom.

If you wish to attend the Supplier Event, please let us know in your expression of interest email. Please include your Organisation Name, Attendee Names, and Contact details. We request that attendee numbers are limited to 2 per Organisation and please ensure that the relevant people are in attendance.

Please notify us no later than 16:00 on Friday 1st April.

Following the closure of the Registration Period, the Zoom joining details and a brief agenda will be issued to all interested suppliers.

All the information that is shared at the Supplier Event will be made available to all suppliers who have expressed an interest in the requirement.

For further information about STFC, please visit: https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/

Please note, any deadline date referenced in this notice is the deadline for expressing an interest in the Supplier Event and it is not the deadline for the submission of tenders. All dates in relation to the tender will be included in the Contract Notice when the tender is launched.
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 17/03/2022