TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND/OR SUPPLY, INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE OF SIGNAGE ACROSS HAMPSHIRE UNDER A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (the council) is acting as lead authority on behalf of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Procurement Partnership ('HIOWPP'), comprising of:

• Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council • East Hampshire District Council • Eastleigh Borough Council • Fareham Borough Council • Gosport Borough Council • Hampshire County Council • Hart District Council • Havant Borough Council • Isle of Wight Council • New Forest Borough Council • Portsmouth City Council • Rushmoor Borough Council • Test Valley Borough Council • Winchester City Council

Other authorities that are part of this process comprise:

• Town and Parish Councils within Hampshire • Junior, Primary and Secondary Schools in the Hampshire County Council local authority area, (private schools are not included in the Framework)

The main objective of the HIOWPP is to establish a framework, potentially with multiple suppliers (one supplier will be awarded for each of the four Lots) to cover the needs of each organisation that uses the framework.

The framework will comprise the supply of various types of signage, ranging from very small quantities (one item) to larger orders. As requirements differ for each organisation, the contract will comprise of 'supply only' and/or 'supply and installation' Lots

The framework will be split into four Lots as detailed below

• Lot 1 - Street Name Plates - supply only • Lot 2 - Street Name Plates - supply and installation/maintenance • Lot 3 - Road Signage (incl. directional signs, information signs etc.) - supply only • Lot 4 - Road Signage (incl. directional signs, information signs etc.) - supply and/or Installation/maintenance

The Council will not award more than one supplier per Lot, but Tenderers may bid for one or more lots.

The council proposes to enter into contract(s) with the successful tenderer of each Lot for a period of 4 years. Tenderers can bid for one or more Lots.

The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Tenderers and all communications with the Council, including the submission of Tenderers' Responses, will be conducted via the ProContract system, which can be accessed using the following link:

http://sebp.due-north.com Please note expressions of interest must be registered before 11:00:00 Wednesday 22nd February 2017. Completed tenders and supporting information should be returned no later than 15:00:00 on Wednesday 22nd February 2017.