United Kingdom-West Malling: Stationery – Framework Lead

The current contract for Stationery – Framework Lead is projected to end on 09-MAY-19 and may be available for retender.
Description:
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:: PVC Stationery and Zipped Wallets.

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Those Authorities or buying organisations that will be using the Agreement from the outset are:
– Hertfordshire County Council;
– Hampshire County Council;
– Kent County Council (via KCS).
Other public bodies will have access to this Agreement but may only do so with the agreement of the Contracting Authority. Those organisations who may wish to access this Agreement will be members, affiliates and associates of the CBC Group, the Pro5 Group, the Police Service, the Fire Service, the NHS & NHS Trusts, third sector organisations, academic centres (including Academies), publicly funded organisations and publicly owned private companies, operating within the geographic boundaries of the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UK

Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 12
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Commercial Services is one of the largest trading organisations of its kind in the UK with a turnover currently in excess of 600 m GBP pa and employing over 800 people from its base in Kent. With its Schools Supplies Division 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 GBP on goods and services and a population of 1.3 m. 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.
The Central Buying Consortium (CBC) is a group of County, Borough and City Councils. The purpose of which is to improve the effectiveness, by co-ordination, of local authority purchasing with the object of effecting savings in public expenditure for the benefit of its members. CBC procures approximately 750 m GBP goods and services per annum.
In accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives and Regulations, the CBC, through KCS, wishes to create a Framework Agreement (the Agreement) for the supply and delivery of PVC Stationery and Zipped Wallets