National Public Sector Workplace Supplies and Services Framework

Descriptions

The contracting authority wishes to establish a framework agreement for the provision of workplace supplies and services. The framework will focus upon, but not be limited to: the supply of office stationery, paper, print consumables, cleaning and janitorial supplies including paper and hygiene products, personal protective equipment including first aid, IT and print consumables and peripherals, paper supplies, waste services, furniture, specialist print and related services and promotional products. The contracting authority wishes to establish a framework agreement to meet the workplace supplies and services needs of organisations across the entire public sector across a ten lots as detailed below: covering the broad range of workplace supplies and services detailed above and within the invitation to tender documentation. The framework is let on behalf of the Dartford Borough Council but will also be open for use by all other public sector contracting authorities (and any future successors to these organisations), (as defined in Part 1, General, 2 (1) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015) or their agents. These include but are not limited to central government departments and their agencies, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), NHS bodies (including: acute trusts, ambulance trusts, primary care trusts, care trusts, NHS hospital trusts, strategic health authorities, mental health trusts, special health authorities), local authorities, police authorities, emergency services, educational establishments (including schools, universities, academies, academies trusts, free schools, colleges of further education), hospices, national parks and registered social landlords who have a need to purchase these services.