The framework focuses upon the supply of flooring materials and associated services, e.g. the provision of advice and guidance, across seven lots as detailed below. The framework does not address the fitting of said supplies and framework users are responsible for engaging appropriate fitters where required, either by separate contractual relationship through the awarded framework suppliers of the flooring supplies, or thro...
The framework focuses upon the supply of flooring materials and associated services, e.g. the provision of advice and guidance, across seven lots as detailed below. The framework does not address the fitting of said supplies and framework users are responsible for engaging appropriate fitters where required, either by separate contractual relationship through the awarded framework suppliers of the flooring supplies, or through other separate local contractual arrangements.The Contracting Authority has established a Framework Agreement to meet the Flooring Supplies needs of organisations across the entire public sector; covering a broad range of flooring supplies. The framework is let on behalf of the Crescent Purchasing Consortium (hereafter CPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium and Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium but is also be open for use by all other public sector contracting authorities (and any future successors to these organisations),(as defined in Article 1 (9) of Directive 2004/18/EC and implemented by Regulation 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2006) or their agents. These include but are not limited to central government departments and their agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), NHS bodies (including; acute trusts, ambulance trusts, primary care trusts, care trusts, NHS hospital trusts, strategic health authorities, mental health trusts, special health authorities), Local Authorities (as defined in Regulation 3 (2) to (5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 ('the Regulations'), Police Authorities (as defined by Regulation 3 (1) (j) to (p) of the Regulations), Emergency Services, Educational Establishments (including Schools, Universities, Academies, Academies Trusts, Free Schools, Colleges of Further Education) and Registered Social Landlords who have a need to purchase these services.Please see the following websites for further detailsCentral Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guidehttp://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-322090Local Authoritieshttp://openlylocal.com/councils/allNon-Departmental Public Bodieshttp://resources.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-ontent/uploads/2011/09/PB12.pdfNational Parks Authoritieshttp://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/Educational Establishments in England and Wales including but not limited to Schools, Academies, Universities and Collegeshttp://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtmlhttp://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.phphttp://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/academies/a00208569/open-academieshttp://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/academies/b00229234/becoming-an-academyhttp://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/membershttp://www.hefce.ac.uk/unicoll/http://www.bufdg.ac.ukCrescent Purchasing Consortiumhttp://www.thecpc.ac.uk/Police Forces in the United Kingdomhttp://www.police.uk/?view=force_sitesFire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdomhttp://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrsNHS Bodies Englandhttp://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspxhttp://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/PrimaryCareTrustListing.aspxhttp://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspxhttp://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspxhttp://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AmbulanceTrustListing.aspxhttp://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/StrategicHealthAuthorityListing.aspxhttp://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspxhttp://nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/OtherListing.aspxHospices in the UKhttp://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice/uk-hospice-and-palliative-care-services/Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations)http://www.housingnet.co.ukThird Sector and Charities in the United Kingdomhttp://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities/http://www.oscr.org.uk/http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/Citizens Advice in the United Kingdomhttp://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htmwww.cas.org.ukhttp://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/Scottish Public BodiesThe framework agreement is available for use by any Scottish Public Sector Body: the Authority; Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies; offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices; cross border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998; the Scotland Office; the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body; councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (except where they are acting in their capacity as educational authority); Scottish joint fire boards or joint fire and rescue boards; Scottish joint police boards or any successor National Police or Fire Authority; Scottish National Park authorities, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, Northern Lighthouse Board, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by 1 or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by 1 or more of the foregoing.Scottish Governmenthttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/HomeScottish Parliamenthttp://www.scottish.parliament.uk/abouttheparliament/27110.aspxScottish Local Authoritieshttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Government/councilshttp://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/AboutUs/OurMembers/AssociateMembers.aspxScottish Agencies, NDPBshttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/BodiesScottish NHS Bodieshttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/NHS-Workforce/NHS-BoardsScottish Further and Higher Education Bodieswww.apuc-scot.ac.ukhttp://www.sfc.ac.uk/about_the_council/council_funded_institutions/WhoWeFundUniversities.aspxhttp://www.sfc.ac.uk/about_the_council/council_funded_institutions/WhoWeFundColleges.aspxScottish Policehttp://www.scottish.police.uk/Scottish Housing Associationshttp://www.sfha.co.uk/component/option,com_membersdir/Itemid,149/view,membersdir/The Scotland Officehttp://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk/scotlandoffice/33.30.htmlRegistered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) – Scotlandhttp://www.esystems.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/register/reg_pub_dsp.searchScottish SchoolsPrimary Schoolshttp://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isprimaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=SearchSecondary Schoolshttp://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=issecondaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=SearchSpecial Schoolshttp://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isspecial&bSubmit=1&Submit=SearchWelsh Public BodiesNational Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Local Authorities, and all bodies covered by:www.buy4wales.co.uk/UsefulResources/contractsframeworks/organisationlist/poaplist.html?cat=14318http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-links.htmhttp://new.wales.gov.uk/about/civilservice/directorates/?lang=enSchoolshttp://wales.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/address-list-of-schools/?lang=enUniversitieshttp://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/english/study/wales_universities/wales_universities.aspxFE Collegeshttp://www.collegeswales.ac.uk/en-GB/wales_colleges-42.aspxWelsh Government Sponsored Bodieshttp://wales.gov.uk/about/recruitment/ouropportunities/publicapps/pubbNHS Waleshttp://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directoryHousing Associations — registered Social Landlords Waleshttp://www.wao.gov.uk/reportsandpublications/housingassociations.asphttp://www.clickhousingassociations.co.uk/housing-associations-wales-page1.aspNI Public BodiesSchools in Northern Irelandhttp://www.deni.gov.uk/index/facts-and-figures-new/educationstatistics/32_statistics_and_researchnumbersofschoolsandpupils_pg/32_statistics_and_research-schoolleveldata_pg/statistics_and_researchschool_enrolment_1112.htmUniversities in Northern Irelandhttp://www.deni.gov.uk/links.htmThere are 7 Lots available under this framework:— Lot 1 — Contract Carpets;— Lot 2 — Domestic Grade Carpets;— Lot 3 — Wood Flooring (hardwood and laminate);— Lot 4 — Vinyl Flooring;— Lot 5 — Hygiene Treated Carpets and Tiles;— Lot 6 — Carpet Tiles;— Lot 7 — Entrance Matting.