United Kingdom-Belfast: FMM-20-041 Supply and Delivery of Hand Sanitiser and Dispensers

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-020388/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI
Postal address: 40 Academy Street
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 2NQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: facilities.procureeani.org.uk
Email: facilities.procure@eani.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: FMM-20-041 Supply and Delivery of Hand Sanitiser and Dispensers
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 33740000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The Education Authority (EA) intends to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of supplying and delivering Hand Sanitisers and Dispensers to various locations throughout Northern Ireland. The framework Agreement will be
established on behalf of EA, Voluntary Grammars, Integrated, Independent schools. The Council for Curriculum Examination Assessment (CCEA), the Armagh Planetarium, the Armagh Observatory, Libraries NI, various colleges of further and higher education, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) and the Centre for Autism at Middletown may also wish to use this Framework. The Framework Agreement will be established for an initial period of 24 months with the potential of 2 further 12 month extensions.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:10000000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 33631200
Main CPV code: 33741000
Main CPV code: 42968000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Further to the information in section II.1.4, This procurement has been advertised as an Open Procedure as per the original Contract Notice 2021/S 000-005537.
The EA awarded the first stage of the Framework Agreement (see notice 2022/S 000-014179) to four suppliers.
This notice is to confirm the Award of a fifth supplier on to the Framework Agreement following a second phase of evaluation (incremental award). No further Awards onto the Framework Agreement is expected and the Evaluation has now closed.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: After the initial contract period there is potential to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months

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: This is an award notice for the second stage of an incremental award. Previous award notice is 2022/S 000-014179 for the following suppliers:
• Creative Activity
• Green Cross Supplies
• Healthcare Essentials
• John Preston & Co (Belfast) Ltd
This award notice will add the supplier:
• Healthy Bean Ltd

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

2.Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official
Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
Please note that the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) applied to this procurement. This procurement was completed via the Open Procurement procedure and this award does not involve the award of a contract without prior publication.
This is an award notice for the second stage of an incremental award. Previous award notice is 2022/S 000-014179 for the following suppliers:
• Creative Activity
• Green Cross Supplies
• Healthcare Essentials
• John Preston & Co (Belfast) Ltd
This award notice will add the supplier:
• Healthy Bean Ltd
Please note that the total overall value of the procurement is £10,000,000 across the five suppliers awarded onto the Framework Agreement.

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-05-23
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:47
Number of tenders received from SMEs:44
Number of tenders received by electronic means:2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Healthy Bean Ltd
Postal address: 501 Cochrane Lodge, 5 West Parkside
Town: London
Postal code: SE10 0ZD
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 02034882755
Email: cindy.yao@healthybean.org
Nuts code:
Internet address:
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: 10000000
Total value of the contract/lot:10000000
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.
The EA operated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days). at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-07-26