Crown Commercial Services - Office Supplies Central Procurement Directorate, on behalf of the Northern Ireland Public Sector, wishes to inform interested Suppliers that Crown Commercial Services (CCS) are holding a supplier briefing meeting for Office Supplies on - Date: 16 July 2014 Time: 13:30 Location: Trinity Bridge House, Manchester The Northern Ireland Public Sector may avail of the arrangements established by CCS. Supplier briefing CCS has developed their Office Supplies Strategy which is to service the whole of the UK Public Sector office supplies requirements, regardless of organisational size, spend or buying profile. Our intention is to undertake a two phased approach, with the first phase focussing on the provision of a one stop shop contractual vehicle that will provide the necessary choice and flexibility to meet the diverse needs of a wide and diverse customer base, whilst at the same time optimising savings opportunity with regular competition and benchmarking to ensure best value for customers. It is intended phase 2 will be a strategic partnering relationship with a limited number of suppliers, providing a route for Central Government customers and Wider Public Sector customers with similar organisational and servicing profiles, to maximise strategic leverage within the marketplace and drive supply chain savings. This overall approach together with the Office Supplies Marketplace solution outlined below will provide CCS with the range of contractual arrangements needed to deliver a full end to end service for all our customer’s office supplies requirements and maximise public sector savings opportunity. CCS Procurement Strategy Phase 1- Procurement for Wider Public Sector (WPS) Office Supplies OJEU date planned Aug 2014 Single lot, one stop shop, multiple suppliers, vehicle to direct award or further compete customer requirements *This will be supplemented with the launch of a Crown Commercial Service Office Supplies Marketplace solution for none contractual ad hoc WPS spend, open to suppliers to register by region Phase 2-Procurement for Central Government (CG) and open to WPS to access OJEU date tbc 2 lots EOS and Office Supplies, mandated for CG, marketed to WPS with a similar customer profile or buying behaviour Next Steps CCS will hold a supplier briefing meeting at 13.30 on 16th July at Trinity Bridge House Manchester where we will outline Phase 1 of the procurement process in detail and Phase 2 indicative timescales. Suppliers wishing to attend this event should contact Anne Toone of Crown Commercial Services: Direct dial: 0151 672 2361 Email: [email protected] Customer Service Desk: 0345 410 2222 Further details on Crown Commercial Services tender opportunities are available http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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