Trading with Schools - Education Supplies 2022

Award

Value

£9,600,000

Classifications

  • Printed matter and related products
  • Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
  • Stationery
  • Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
  • School furniture

Tags

  • award
  • contract

Published

2 years ago

Description

The Council on behalf of the schools wish to appoint 2 providers under framework
agreements, for the provision of Educational Supplies to schools under individual call-off
contracts. This is being procured under the ‘Open Process’ route and bids will be evaluated
as being the most economically advantageous option to the schools
The term of the Framework will be for three years with the option to extend for a further 12
months.
The Framework will be available to the following organisations:
Bristol City Council (BCC)
Bristol City Maintained Schools, Early Years Settings, Academy Schools and other
educational establishments.
Academy Schools, who are in a group, included in the above named Authorities, but also in
other Authorities where the Academy Group operates.
The Local Authorities in the South West Region of England as follows:
Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South  Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay, Wiltshire.
The following organisations are also included:
Avon & Somerset Constabulary, Avon Fire & Rescue Service University of Bristol, University of the West of England, University of Bath, NHS Trusts in the Bristol area, a list of which can be found at Bristol & Weston NHS, Purchasing Consortium.

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