158_25 Paints, Chalks, Crayons and other Art-Related Materials

Description

The supply of paints, chalks crayons and other art-related materials for educational use for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester. This will includes; powder, ready-mixed, PVA, washable, glitter, water colours, face-paints, oil based and acrylics, craft paints, inks and dyes for textiles such as glass, fabric and ceramics as well as chalks, crayons and pastels. Lot 1 - Poster Paints Lot 2 - Artists Paints Lot 3 - Acrylic Paint Systems Lot 4 - Inks Lot 5 - Dyes Lot 6 - Tools Lot 7 - Chalks, Pastels etc. The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 23 months. The total estimated value stated (which is captured here as a Value excluding VAT) includes the option period. The minimum financial requirement for the purposes of the current tender exercise is stated in the procurement documents (see the Invitation to Tender Document Section 4 Evaluation of Tenders and the Selection Criteria Section 5, under Part 3 - Selection Questions, as is also captured via the Standard Selection Questionnaire Question set to be completed). This contract will contain a contract monitoring clause which will require suppliers to ensure that there is no material detrimental change in their financial standing and/or their credit rating (as determined by use of a Credit Reference Agency). Bi-annual review meetings will be held. Please ensure that you access the ITT Event / Activity (Activity summary screen) for the tender documentation once an Expression of interest ('register interest’) has been completed (the attached guide is included for extra reference where required). Note: for any questions relating to the operation of the Portal itself, ProContract, these should be submitted to Proactis, and the following links (URL's) can be used for this for supplier support and system technical queries: https://www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/ or via https://suppliersupport.proactisservicedesk.com/. Otherwise, any questions relating to the Tender content should be submitted to ESPO by accessing the 'Messages' section (after an Expression of interest has been completed). Keywords: Dye, Art materials, Paint, Ink, 158_25, Educational use