Educational Furniture

Commercial Services is one of the largest trading organisations of its kind in the UK with a turnover currently in excess of £600m pa and employing over 700 people from its base in Kent. With its Education Supplies Division (KCS) set up nearly 70 years ago by Kent County Council, it has grown organically since then to supply an ever-increasing range of best value goods and services to other publicly funded organisations. These include local government, education establishments, the care sector and emergency services. KCS is a trading unit of Commercial Services and provides a purchasing, warehousing and distribution service to a wide ranging customer base within local government and associated public bodies in Kent, neighbouring counties and across the UK. Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and 289 parish/town councils. In accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives and Regulations, KCS wishes to create a Framework Agreement (the Agreement) for the supply and delivery of Educational Furniture. Each LOT has its own individual Annex to the main document (Educational Furniture Final ITT). Tenderers are required to open each LOT(s) Annex and complete in full each Annex pertaining to those LOT(s) which they wish to be considered for. Each completed LOT(s) Annex must be submitted with the other submission requirements as stated in SECTION 2 - Instruction to Tenderers (Educational Furniture Final ITT). Failure to submit a completed LOT(s) Annex will result in no award for that LOT(s).

Additional information: This opportunity will be completed electronically via ProContract, a site run by Due North. Interested organisations should go to www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk to register and express interest. Once you have successfully expressed interest via the portal you will be sent an email directing you to the ProContract site from which you will be able to access and download the invitation to tender documentation and any other relevant information. This email should be retained, as it will contain your direct link to the ProContract portal, for information purposes only the link is www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf DO NOT USE THIS LINK NOW. Tenderers should also note that final submissions must be made via ProContract, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. Any questions or clarifications must be submitted through the ProContract portal no later than 28th April 2015. The Contracting Authority will endeavor to answer all questions and clarification requests prior to the submission date, however those received after the 28th April 2015 may not be answered. ALL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE PROCONTRACT PORTAL FROM THE OUTSET. Please ensure you are able to download all files immediately after accessing the ProContract portal. Commercial Services is one of the largest trading organisations of its kind in the UK with a turnover currently in excess of £600m pa and employing over 700 people from its base in Kent. With its Education Supplies Division (KCS) set up nearly 70 years ago by Kent County Council, it has grown organically since then to supply an ever-increasing range of best value goods and services to other publicly funded organisations. These include local government, education establishments, the care sector and emergency services. KCS is a trading unit of Commercial Services and provides a purchasing, warehousing and distribution service to a wide ranging customer base within local government and associated public bodies in Kent, neighbouring counties and across the UK. Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and 289 parish/town councils. In accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives and Regulations, KCS wishes to create a Framework Agreement (the Agreement) for the supply and delivery of Educational Furniture. Each LOT has its own individual Annex to the main document (Educational Furniture Final ITT). Tenderers are required to open each LOT(s) Annex and complete in full each Annex pertaining to those LOT(s) which they wish to be considered for. Each completed LOT(s) Annex must be submitted with the other submission requirements as stated in SECTION 2 - Instruction to Tenderers (Educational Furniture Final ITT). Failure to submit a completed LOT(s) Annex will result in no award for that LOT(s).