This procurement exercise is being conducted by Value Wales, which is a division of the Welsh Government. As a consequence of the Government of Wales Act 2006, the contracting party will be the Welsh Ministers.

Any agreement that is established as a result of this procurement exercise will be managed by Value Wales. Further information on Value Wales can be accessed at the link below:

http://wales.gov.uk/topics/improvingservices/bettervfm/?lang=en

Value Wales on behalf of the Welsh public sector wishes to establish a Collaborative Framework Agreement for the supply of the following commodities:

— Original Printer Consumables (excluding paper);

— Remanufactured Printer Ink and Toner Cartridges;

— Fax Consumables.

Details of items that are covered can be found in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) / commercial envelope contained in the electronic tender.

All tender documentation can be found at https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

The etender references for this framework are: Project_24748 and itt_38158

Community Benefits apply to this contract, Further details: At return of tender as part of the tender response, potential bidders are asked to submit a Method Statement in the form of a Community Benefits Plan setting out how they will deliver ‘community benefits' through the life of the Agreement. The Community Benefits Method Statement will not be evaluated or scored as part of the tender process. However, the successful supplier(s) will be expected to deliver and report on the subsequent delivery of Community Benefits detailed in their Method Statement. Suppliers successfully delivering community benefits will be encouraged to develop case studies and share best practice in support of those new to the process.