Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM) is a not for profit consortium which establishes and manages a range of framework and DPS agreements. Our membership has now grown to 215 public sector organisations including housing associations and ALMO’s, local authorities, NHS trusts, education providers, emergency services, government agencies and charities. EEM have also established a formal collaboration with three like-minded procurement consortia — Westworks, South East Consortium and Advantage South West.

EEM conducted this tender exercise to procure a supply of kitchen units framework which works on a National Coverage basis.

Efficiency East Midlands (EEM Ltd) conducted this tender exercise on behalf of our membership to establish a supply of kitchen units framework to replace our existing framework which will expire 1 April 2021.

This framework will work on a national coverage basis and supplier appointed will support EEM members by offering supply and delivery of kitchen units, worktops, fixtures, fittings and adornments, as well as additional services such as:

• surveys of properties to design kitchen layouts;

• supply and deliver full kitchen ranges;

• supply and deliver additional carcasses, worktops, fixture, fitting and adornments where required;

• delivery options; include but are not limited to:

— delivery to an in-house facility,

— delivery to a nominated Contractor’s facility,

— delivery to individual properties at a nominated time on day of install,

— delivery to a Nominated Materials Merchant (where the Supplier does not have its own dedicated branch network);

• any other additional or relatable services.

Under this framework as a minimum suppliers will offer as a minimum, four kitchen ranges, which will be suitable for the social housing and new build housing market.

The framework has been procured by Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM Ltd) on behalf of their members and the other organisations described in Section VI.3) as being authorised users. The call-off contracts to be awarded pursuant to the framework agreements to be entered at conclusion of the procurement exercise may extend for a duration of up to 4 years beyond expiry of the 4-year framework term. The estimated lot value as described in V.2.4) takes into account the full framework term, the possibility that the EEM membership may grow over the framework lifetime.