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New enhanced furniture framework agreement has sustainability at its heart
OGCbuying.solutions, an executive agency of the Office of Government Commerce in HM Treasury, has today announced the launch of its enhanced Furniture framework agreement. Available to the public sector, the framework agreement has sustainability at its heart, offering departments Quick Wins to comply with sustainability, environmental and workspace efficiency best practice and waste management legislation.
The framework agreement is divided into specific lots:
- Lot 1 Office Furniture
- Lot 2
Courtroom/Bespoke Furniture
- Lot 3 Residential
Furniture
- Lot 4 Single Living Accommodation (MoD
only)
- Lot 5 Service Family Accommodation (MoD
only)
- Lot 6 High Density Steel Storage Furniture
Suppliers will undertake site surveys, space planning, design, reconfiguration and installation work.
The Furniture framework agreement will come into effect on the 1st October 2008 for a period of four years. This follows a rigorous competitive tender process advertised via the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
Successful suppliers are:
* Eurotek Office Furniture Limited - Lot 1
* Flexiform
Business Furniture Limited - Lot 1
* Herman Miller - Lot
1
* Kinnarps (UK) Ltd - Lot 1
* Senator International
Limited - Lots 1 & 2
* TBS South Wales Ltd trading as
Triumph Government Furniture Store -Lots 1 & 4
* Fray
Design Ltd - Lot 2
* Gresham Office Furniture Limited - Lot
2
* Godfrey Syrett Ltd - Lots 3, 4 & 5
* H Morris and
Company Ltd - Lots 3, 4 & 5
* Oep Furniture Group Plc -
Lots 3 & 5
* MRX Engineering Support Services Ltd trading
as Metalrax - Lot 6
* Rackline - Lot 6
* Rotadex Systems
Ltd - Lot 6
Graham Threlfall, Furniture Category Specialist at Buying Solutions, said today:
"This framework agreement will provide customers with greater clarity in terms of the products available and from whom, allowing customers to run further competitions more efficiently with fewer suppliers. This procurement has been a collaborative effort with a mixture of stakeholders from Central Government and the wider public sector and is the largest of its kind in Europe."
Dylan Morris, Technical Manager, D Proc, SS-ComCluster, Defence Furniture CMT at the MoD said today of the collaboration:
"Working in collaboration over the past 18 months, the DE&S' Furniture Category Management Team are exceedingly pleased to have had the opportunity for working closely with OGCbuying.solutions and in doing so supporting the 'Transforming Government Procurement' initiative."
In line with UK Government procurement policy, Buying Solutions has worked closely with the Central Point of Expertise (CPET) to ensure that all timber inclusive products supplied under the framework agreement satisfy the requirement.
Sofie Tind Nielson, CEPT Project Manager, said today:
"Buying Solutions' new framework for the timber sourcing requirements is leading the way forward".
For more details go to http://www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk or call the Customer Service Desk on 0845 410 2222.
Notes to Editors
OGCbuying.solutions is the trading arm of the Office of Government Commerce, which is itself an office of HM Treasury.
It provides public sector procurement professionals with a route to the products and services they need to maximise procurement efficiency and value for money. Its contracts and framework agreements offer substantial savings through significant buying power, economies of scale and strategic partnerships.
Rigorous tendering and evaluation processes ensure that products and services are checked for quality, price competitiveness, fitness for purpose and compliance with statutory requirements. These products and services are available through OGCbuying.solutions' framework agreements, managed services and other procurement arrangements.
More details are available on the website: http://www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk
The Office of Government Commerce is an independent office of HM Treasury, established to help Government deliver best value from its spending. The OGC works with central Government departments and other public sector organisations to provide policy standards and guidance on best practice in procurement, projects and estate management, and monitors and challenges Departments' performance against these standards, grounded in an evidence base of information and assurance.
It promotes and fosters collaborative procurement across the public sector to deliver better value for money and better public services; and it provides innovative ways to develop Government's commercial and procurement capability, including leadership of the Government Procurement Service.
More details are available on the website: http://www.ogc.gov.uk
