BSP-24-009 Workplace Uniforms and PPE

Description

The EA invites tenders for the provision of Workplace Uniforms and PPE. This Framework Agreement will run from the 01 June 2025 for a 2 year Initial Period on an as and when required basis, with a possible further extension of a 2 year period. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of EA, will be the Business Services and Products Procurement Category, based in Ballymena. The EA invites tenders for the provision of Workplace Uniforms and PPE. This Framework has the following 5 Lots: Lot 1 Protective Clothing, Lot 2 School Crossing Patrol, Lot 3 Misc Items, Equip and Gloves, and Specialised Protective Clothing, Lot 4 Catering Accessories and Uniforms and Lot 5 Bite Resistant PPE. Lot 1: The EA invites tenders for the provision of Workplace Uniforms and PPE. This Framework Agreement will run from the 01 June 2025 for a 2 year Initial Period on an as and when required basis, with a possible further extension of a 2 year period. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of EA, will be the Business Services and Products Procurement Category, based in Ballymena. The EA invites tenders for the provision of Workplace Uniforms and PPE. This Framework has the following 5 Lots: Lot 1 Protective Clothing, Lot 2 School Crossing Patrol, Lot 3 Misc Items, Equip and Gloves, and Specialised Protective Clothing, Lot 4 Catering Accessories and Uniforms and Lot 5 Bite Resistant PPE. Additional information: The scope of this Framework Agreement is to fulfil the EA’s supply and delivery requirement of Workplace Uniforms and PPE for various directorates and schools throughout the whole of NI from 01 June 2024. This Framework Agreement is divided into 5 Lots which are: Lot 1 - Protective Clothing. Lot 2 - School Crossing Patrol . Lot 3 - Miscellaneous Items, Equipment, Gloves and Specialist Protective Clothing. Lot 4 - Catering Accessories & Uniforms. Lot 5 - Bite Resistant PPE. This Framework Agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows: 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 School 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 – The colleges with SLA agreements are: North West Regional College, Northern Regional College, South Eastern Regional College, South West College, Southern Regional College. Grant Controlled Integrated Education Schools in NI. Independent School in NI. Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/. 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). Education Authority. Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE). At some point during the life of the Framework, any current and future EA customers, and educational bodies, may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements, either participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place. The estimated value in II.2.6 is maximum estimated value including all Lots and there is no guarantee of spend. Value may move between Lots during the course of the Framework Agreement.