Establishment of 29 Framework Agreements for Classroom Equipment

Cork Education and Training Board

Cork Education and Training Board invites tenders in relation to the establishment of 29 separate framework agreements covering equipment defined by the Department of Education as follows:
Category 1 โ€“ Construction Studies/Wood Technology Equipment CS/A and CS/B - a total of 15 lots;
Category 2 โ€“ Engineering Equipment ENG/A and ENG/B - a total of 13 lots; and
Category 3 โ€“ Wood Machining and Preparation Room Equipment WMP - 1 lot.
Tenderers can apply for one or all lots.
The framework will be established for 6 years, with initial contracts for 5 schools as follows: Please refer to Appendix 1 which identifies the quantities of items required for each of the 5 school sites currently approved for upgrade. These are:
Carrignafoy Community College, Carrignafoy, Cobh, Co. Cork. St. Colmans Community College, Midleton, Co. Cork. Colรกiste Fionnchua, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. Schull Community College, Colla Rd, Schull, Co. Cork. St Aidans Community College, Dublin Hill, Cork.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-05. The procurement was published on 2022-06-03.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-03 Contract notice
2023-01-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-06-03)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Cork Education and Training Board
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 21 Lavitt's Quay, Cork
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: Cork
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Elaine Colgan
Phone: +353 214907100 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: elaine.colgan@corketb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.corketb.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/373 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215909&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215909&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Establishment of 29 Framework Agreements for Classroom Equipment
Products/services: Teaching equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œCork Education and Training Board invites tenders in relation to the establishment of 29 separate framework agreements covering equipment defined by the...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 8 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

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Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Lasers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Teaching supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Machine tools ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Lathes, boring and milling machine tools ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Machine tools for working wood ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Soldering, brazing and welding tools, surface tempering and hot-spraying machines and equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Drills ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Construction equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Workshop equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Woodworking equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Sawing equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Power tools ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Construction materials ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous construction materials ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Other miscellaneous construction materials ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Soldering materials ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Hand tools ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous hand tools ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Various sites throughout Cork, Ireland
Description of the procurement:
โ€œCork Education and Training Board invites tenders in relation to the establishment of 29 separate framework agreements covering equipment defined by the...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 8 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted โœ…

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to the tender documentation available from www.etenders.gov.ie, using RFT ID 215780โ€
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
โ€œEach framework will be established with a maximum of 10 members. The reason for a framework of a duration longer than the standard four years, is to ensure...โ€    Show more
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-07-05 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-07-05 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Via eTenders platform
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Authorised personnel of the contracting authority

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Anticipated upon expiry of this framework agreement in 6 years.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

โ€œ1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œThe contract / framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification as per SI130.โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2022/S 109-307368 (2022-06-03)
Contract award notice (2023-01-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Contact person: Marguerite Forde
E-mail: marguerite.forde@corketb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Establishment of 29 Framework Agreements for Classroom Equipment 215780
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 8 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the equipment and its suitability for an educational environment
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): Supply-Chain, Delivery and Installation Proposals
Quality criterion (name): Warranty
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): After Sales Service and Customer Care
Quality criterion (name): Environmental Considerations
Quality criterion (weighting): 5%
Price (weighting): 25%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 109-307368

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Establishment of 29 Framework Agreements for Classroom Equipment
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-09-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Central Technology Supplies.ie
Postal address: Unit5 Westpoint Business Park
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Mulhuddart
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 01-8223355 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: art@centraltechsupplies.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 01-8223358 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://info@centraltechsupplies.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 8 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ronayne Hire & Hardware
National registration number: IE6321908W
Postal address: Dublin Road
Postal town: Tipperary
Postal code: Thurles
Phone: +353 50421033 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: p.sheridan@ronayne.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 50423581 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.ronayne.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 8 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

3๏ธโƒฃ
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: SG Education
National registration number: 4562951 E
Postal address: Unit 8a, Dublin Road Business Park
Postal town: Sligo
Postal code: Carraroe,
Phone: +353 0719153810 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: karl@sgeducation.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 0719152819 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: http://www.sgeducation.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 8 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œCategory 1- Construction Studies/Wood Technology Equipment - Ranked Cascade Order Lot 1A - 1. Central Technology Supplies Ltd. 2. Ronayne Hire and Hardware...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2023/S 017-047204 (2023-01-19)