Stairlifts, Steplifts, Vertical Through-Floor Lifts and Ceiling Track Hoists - 364/14.

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Stairlifts. Lift installation work. Hoists. Lift-maintenance services. Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment. Lifts. The Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) is one of the UK's largest public sector procurement organisations. Our purpose is to provide our member local authorities and other clients with a comprehensive, cost effective procurement service covering a diverse range of products and services, as well as offering a professional procurement consultancy, assisting clients with complex procurement projects.ESPO, on behalf of the Pro5 social care category team, seeks to establish a framework for the provision and ongoing service, maintenance and storage of stairlifts, steplifts, vertical through floor lifts and ceiling track hoists. The framework will be national in scope for the supply and installation of new equipment (which will primarily be accessed by direct call off from the framework) and national, sub divided into regions, for storage, maintenance, refurbishment and refitting of authority owned equipment which falls outside of the original warranty period. This element will primarily be accessed by secondary competition in order to take into account local requirements and to encourage tenders from SME organisations.Whilst initially for use by local authorities served by the Pro5 Group (a collaboration between CBC, NEPO, ESPO, YPO and the wider public sector), being Central Purchasing Bodies as defined by the EU Combined Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC, the Framework Agreement may also be open for use by the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authority Councils; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and their Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; Full details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available on: http://www.espo.org/about-us/ojeu-permissible-users.aspxThe tender also includes four client specific requirements to establish separate authority contracts for both new products and ongoing services for Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City Council, Rutland County Council, and Kirklees County Council. These requirements are for the specific authority areas.An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.In order to express an interest in tendering, please email your request to: tenders@espo.org quoting ESPO reference number 364/14.