United Kingdom-Edinburgh: General Office Supplies

Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2019/S 197-477680/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Scottish Government
Postal address: Area 3A South, Victoria Quay
Town: Edinburgh
Postal code: EH6 6QQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Darren Russell
Telephone: +44 1312443645
Email: Darren.Russell@gov.scot
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: General Office Supplies

Reference number: SP-19-036
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 30192000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
The provision of general Office supplies, including stationery, office paper and EOS to the Scottish public sector.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 80000000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 30192000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Procurement and Commercial Directorate (SPCD) is the organisation tasked with procuring requirements on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies.
The purpose of this document is to ensure that Scottish public sector bodies; suppliers; and industry bodies in Scotland have an opportunity to help shape and influence the next national framework. This is our request to you to provide the information that we require.
The current framework agreement for the provision of General Stationery and Office Paper (GSOP) is due to expire on 31.5.2020. Action to relet this framework is about to commence and in order to assist with the strategy development, SPCD is seeking your views and opinion regarding the requirements set out in this request for information.
This information may be used to develop the procurement strategy to help deliver contractual arrangements for future requirements.
We will also be taking this opportunity to establish whether the scope of our current IT Consumables framework can be incorporated into the new framework in order to create a wider office supplies framework.
All interested parties should read and complete the following request for information online questionnaire using the link below:

The questionnaire will be available for all interested parties until 31.10.2019.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2020-01-13
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
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 VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
This PIN is for information only and does not constitute a call for competition.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland website at
(SC Ref:600325)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2019-10-09