PPE, Workwear & Sportswear (APUC)

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  "date": "2025-04-08T00:00:00Z",
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        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months, subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutional requirement."
        },
        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 1B- General PPE (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)"
      },
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
        },
        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for General Workwear \u0026 footwear to the Higher(HE) and Further (FE) Education Institutions throughout Scotland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents. Collaborative Partners include the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing,, Scotland Excel and their associate members and NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and territorial and special health boards will also be named as having access to this Framework Agreement.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 2A.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "3",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 2A - General Workwear \u0026 Footwear (Scotland Wide)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for General Workwear \u0026 Footwear to the Higher Education institutions and other organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of: HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales), NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium), NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium) and SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 2B. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "4",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 2B - General Workwear \u0026 Footwear (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Lab Coats and Dentistry wear to the Higher(HE) and Further (FE) Education Institutions throughout Scotland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents. Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing,, Scotland Excel and their associate members and NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and territorial and special health boards will also be named as having access to this Framework Agreement.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 3A.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "5",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 3A - Lab Coats \u0026 Dentistry (Scotland Wide)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
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          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Lab Coats and Dentistry wear to the Higher Education institutions and other organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of: HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales), NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium), NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium) and SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 3B.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "6",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 3B - Lab Coats \u0026 Dentistry (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
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            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Catering \u0026 Front of house uniform to the Higher(HE) and Further (FE) Education Institutions throughout Scotland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents. Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing,, Scotland Excel and their associate members and NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and territorial and special health boards will also be named as having access to this Framework Agreement.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 4A.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "7",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements"
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
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        "title": "Lot 4A - Catering \u0026 Front of House (Scotland Wide)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
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            {
              "description": "50",
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        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Catering \u0026 Front of House uniform to the Higher Education institutions and other organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of: HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales), NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium), NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium) and SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents. The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 4B.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "8",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 4B - Catering \u0026 Front of House (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
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            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
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          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Specialist PPE to the Higher(HE) and Further (FE) Education Institutions throughout Scotland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents.\r\n Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing,, Scotland Excel and their associate members and NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and territorial and special health boards will also be named as having access to this Framework Agreement.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 5A.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "9",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 5A - Specialist PPE (Scotland Wide)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
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            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
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          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for specialist PPE to the Higher Education institutions and other organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of: HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales), NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium), NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium) and SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 5B.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "10",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 5B - Specialist PPE (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
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            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
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          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Sports \u0026 Fitness Clothing to the Higher(HE) and Further (FE) Education Institutions throughout Scotland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents.\r\n Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing,, Scotland Excel and their associate members and NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and territorial and special health boards will also be named as having access to this Framework Agreement.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 6A.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "11",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
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        "title": "Lot 6A - Sports \u0026 Fitness Clothing (Scotland Wide)"
      },
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
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            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
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          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Sports and Fitness clothing to the Higher Education institutions and other organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of: HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales), NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium), NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium) and SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 6B.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "12",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
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        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 6B - Sports and Fitness Clothing (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)"
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      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
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            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
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          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
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        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for Catering Kits to the Further (FE) Education Institutions throughout Scotland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents.\r\n Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing,, Scotland Excel and their associate members and NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and territorial and special health boards will also be named as having access to this Framework Agreement.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 7A.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "13",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
        },
        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 7A - Catering Kits"
      },
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
        },
        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for One Stop Shop combining the majority of products available on the previous lots to the higher education(HE) Institutions and further education (FE) Institutions throughout Scotland, which includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges) as detailed in Appendix E - List\r\n of Institutions within the ITT documents.\r\n Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing,, Scotland Excel and their associate members and NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and territorial and special health boards will also be named as having access to this Framework Agreement.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 8A.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "14",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
        },
        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 8A - One Stop Shop (Scotland Wide)"
      },
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
        },
        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for One Stop Shop combining the majority of products available on the previous lots to the Higher and Further Education Institutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of: HEPCW (Higher Education Procurement Consortia Wales), NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium), NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium) and SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 8B.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "15",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
        },
        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 8B - One Stop Shop (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)"
      },
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "50",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "50",
              "type": "price"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "durationInDays": 720
        },
        "description": "The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for PPE to the Higher(HE) and Further (FE) Education Institutions throughout Scotland. This includes all members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges) as detailed in Appendix E - List of Institutions within the ITT documents. Collaborative Partners include the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing, Scotland Excel and their associate members and NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and territorial and special health boards will also be named as having access to this Framework Agreement.\r\n The Authority is seeking to appoint up to 6 contractors on to Lot 1A.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "1",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued Institutions requirements."
        },
        "status": "active",
        "submissionTerms": {
          "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
        },
        "title": "Lot 1A - General PPE (Scotland Wide)"
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
    "recurrence": {
      "description": "The Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months and may be extended for a further 24 month period, after which it will be re-tendered."
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    "selectionCriteria": {
      "criteria": [
        {
          "minimum": "With reference to 4B.5 of the ESPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:\r\n Employer\u0027s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP\r\n Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP\r\n Product Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP\r\n With reference to 4B.6 of the ESPD in the qualification questionnaire, bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:\r\n To demonstrate and evidence suitable economic standing, successful Contractors will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent if awarded the Framework Agreement.\r\n Alternatively, if the contractor is unable to provide the required accounting information e.g. a new business without the required accounts, then they will be required to provide a bankers letter demonstrating their willingness to support the Contractors organisation over the them of the Framework Agreement.",
          "type": "economic"
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