Ireland – Parcel delivery services – Request for Tenders for the provision of School Stationery Kits and distribution nationally under the European Social Fund (ESF plus) Food and Basic Materials SSB050C

This Competition is to establish a Single-Supplier Agreement for the supply of School Stationery Kits for 4 different Children’s age group. The School Stationery Kits will contain the items or equivalent as listed at Section 1.2. The School Stationery Kits must be packed into (4) individual colour coded boxes which will indicate the age appropriate items as specified in Section 1.2 and distribute to approved charities, direct provision centres and schools nationwide. The list of distribution locations in 2023 is provided below. (See Table 1 Delivery Locations) The School Stationery Kits must be delivered prior to the First (1st) Monday of the 3rd week of August, with the majority (of the deliveries) made by the end of the first week of August, to provide sufficient time for approved charities, direct provision centres and schools to distribute the School Stationery Kits to their recipients in advance of the start of the school year. While the majority of deliveries will be delivered on pallets there may be a need to deliver a small quantity (15 boxes or less) of School Stationery kits to an individual location in exceptional circumstances. The Contracting Authority will seek to minimise these delivery types or consolidate them where they may occur. It should be noted that while the majority of School Stationery Kits must be delivered by the First Monday of the 3rd week in August, there may be a small number of orders required for delivery up to Mid September depending on unexpected localised demand. A schedule for the delivery of the School Stationery Kits and the specific contents for each of the packs will be finalised and agreed between the Department and the successful Tenderer. The composition of the kits must be similar to the school stationery products available nationwide, which must be of a high standard and quality, and must not identify the children as being ESF+ Food and Basic materials recipients.