Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) acting on behalf of the Participants is leading on the procurement for the provision of Steel Lockers.

Further information in regards to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4 Description of the procurement field (OJEU Contract Notice refers).

Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to ‘express interest’ which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information.

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Hertfordshire County Council (the Contracting Authority) acting on behalf of the Participants is leading on the procurement process to establish a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Steel Lockers (hereinafter referred to as ‘Goods’) and is seeking suitably qualified Contractor(s) to supply the Goods under any Agreement resulting from this tendering exercise.

A list of the Goods required is given in the Specification (Schedule 1) of the tender documents.

The authorities that are participating in this tender exercise and any subsequent Agreement are listed below:

Hampshire County Council.

Hertfordshire County Council.

Dorset County Council.

West Sussex County Council.

The Contracting Authority reserves the right however to include any other Consortium member, affiliate or associate who may wish to join this arrangement at a future date.

The requirement is for the direct delivery of Steel Lockers to various locations throughout each Participating Authority.

The known anticipated annual joint expenditure, for the Participating Authority's on these Goods is presently circa 130 000 GBP per annum, however the estimated annual range is between £100,000 to 250 000 GBP. The estimated annual spend by each participating Authority can be broken down as follows:

Hampshire 44 145 GBP.

Hertfordshire 85 799 GBP.

The Contract will be for a core period of two (2) years unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Contract or extended at the sole discretion of the Council for a period of up to two (2) further years on an annual basis by giving at least six (6) months' prior notice in writing. Please note that the Contract requirements will subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.

This procurement is an Open (one stage) process. Suppliers wishing to take part in this project are invited to ‘express interest’ which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by 12 noon on the Tender submission date. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late Bids will not be permitted by the system.