# 282\_22 - Office Furniture

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by ESPO.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [ESPO](/buyers/espo/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Ace Office Environments Ltd
- Award value: £20,400,000
- Tender value: £20,400,000
- Award date: 22 November 2021
- Published: 16 December 2021
- Contract start: 1 April 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 476a9b45-2659-4755-814c-b2daae0c07a6-494593
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9091e241-c1e7-4f33-a914-ffcaff88380a

## Description

The supply, delivery and installation of a comprehensive range of office furniture including desks, chairs, screens, storage, break-out and steel storage direct to individual customer establishments\. Delivery is to be available nationally and customers will deal directly with the awarded suppliers\. Lot 1 - National Direct Framework Lot 2 - Smart Buy Office Furniture Lot 3 - Office Furniture - Standard Ranges Lot 4 - Breakout Furniture Lot 5 - Steel storage The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months\. The total estimated value stated includes the option period\. To tender: \(a\) Go to www\.eastmidstenders\.org, \(b\) Register \(c\) Search for tender opportunity '282\_22' d\) Express an interest \(e\) Access and download the tender from the website\. Additional information: ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector\. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement \(the Second Framework\) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself\. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation\. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation\. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only\. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement\. The minimum financial requirement for the purposes of the current tender exercise is stated in the procurement documents\. This framework will operate on-going contract monitoring procedures following award, to ensure financial stability requirements are maintained\. Credit rating checks will be carried out on a regular basis, using the credit rating agency, Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited\. Any changes will be assessed \(compared with a baseline credit rating score obtained at contract award stage\) and significant changes or sustained degradation will be investigated\. As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies \(defined at https://www\.espo\.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/\) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments \(including Academies\); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament\. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www\.espo\.org/legal

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/476a9b45-2659-4755-814c-b2daae0c07a6-494593)