United Kingdom-Belfast: FMM-21-009-05 Secondary Competition for Supply and Delivery of Cleaning Materials and Catering Hygiene Products for the Education Authority

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-023797/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
Postal address: 40 Academy Street
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 2NQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: facilities.procure@eani.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-21-009-05 Secondary Competition for Supply and Delivery of Cleaning Materials and Catering Hygiene Products for the Education Authority

Reference number: FMM-21-009-05
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 39830000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: FMM-21-009-05 Secondary Competition from FMM-21-009 Supply and Delivery of Cleaning
Materials, Catering Services Hygiene Products and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
throughout Northern Ireland.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:17000000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:This is a secondary competition that has been run from Framework FMM-21-009, covering all
schools/EA locations throughout Northern Ireland – potentially approx 1,200 locations.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
FMM-21-009-05 Secondary Competition from FMM-21-009 Supply and Delivery of Cleaning
Materials, Catering Services Hygiene Products and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
throughout Northern Ireland.
This secondary competition invited tenders from all Contractors named within framework
FMM-21-009 to submit tender bids for 6 lots which fall within the scope of the original
framework. All lots have now been awarded.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: FMM-21-009-05 will be subject to the extension periods of the main competition
FMM-21-009 i.e. the initial Contract Period will end on 31 March 2024, following which there
is the option for two further 12 month extensions.

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 Secondary Competition from Framework Agreement FMM-21-009 has been established
on behalf of EA, Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic
Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled
and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery Schools for NI (both controlled and Catholic
Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth
Centres:

Further Education Colleges in NI:

Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI:

Independent School in NI:

Libraries NI:

EA Teachers’ and Educational Centres
Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA)
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
Middletown Centre for Autism
Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC)
Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)
who may also use the original framework and any subsequent secondary competitions
awarded from it.

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:
This contract is not an award without prior notice.
This is a secondary competition from the original framework FMM-21-009. The Contract
Notice for the original framework was published on Find-A-Tender on 10 September 2021
under the number 2021/S 000-02258. A Corrigendum for the original framework was also
published on 5 October 2021 under the
number 2021/s 000-024800. A Contract Award notice for the original framework was
published on 6 April 2022 under the
number 2022/S 000-009233

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
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
Contract No: FMM-21-009-05
Title: FMM-21-009-04 Secondary Competition for Supply and Delivery of Cleaning Materials and Catering Hygiene Products for the Education Authority

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2023-08-08
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Banner Group Limited
Postal address: Newland House Unit 2 Tuscany Park Wakefield Europort Normanton West Yorkshire
Town: West Yorkshire
Postal code: WF6 2TZ
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 8435383310
Email: bids@banneruk.com
Nuts code:
Internet address: www.banneruk.com
The contractor is an SME no
Official name: Galgorm Hygiene
Postal address: 7 Corbally Road Galgorm
Town: Ballymena
Postal code: BT421JQ
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2825643211
Email: sales@galgormgroup.com
Nuts code:
Internet address: www.galgormgroup.com
The contractor is an SME yes
Official name: Stephens Catering Equipment Co Ltd
Postal address: 205 Carnalbanagh Road Co Antrim
Town: Ballymena
Postal code: BT42 4NY
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2896913704
Email: info@stephens-catering.com
Nuts code:
Internet address: www.stephenscateringequipment.com
The contractor is an SME yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:17000000.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The value shown in V.2.4 refers to the maximum awarded value of the original Framework
FMM-21-009 Supply and Delivery of Cleaning Materials, Catering Services Hygiene Products
and PPE i.e all spend under this Call-off contract falls under the value of the original
framework (£17,000,000).
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 the 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:
2023-08-14