Supply & Distribution of Materials

Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM) is a procurement consortia which establishes and manages a range of Framework Agreements. Our members include Social Housing Providers, Local Authorities, Universities, NHS Trusts and regional Police Forces. EEM wishes to procure and enter into a framework agreement with multiple suppliers for the supply and distribution of materials via a range of methods. Each call off contract will be set up to meet the requirements of the Contracting Authority but are likely to involve a mixture of deliveries to a designated site, over the counter collections and the provision and replenishment of van stocks. Materials required will include but are not limited to Heavy Building Materials, Joinery & Timber, Bathrooms, Plumbing & Heating, Kitchens, Lightside Materials and Electrical Materials. Suppliers must be able to provide all materials. Due to the wide spread locations of EEM Contracting Authorities and the intention to create a Framework that offers choice to our Members, Suppliers must have a branch within a minimum of 5 core postcode areas. Further information can be found in document Part B of the ITT. The framework agreements will be in place for a period of 48 months.

Additional information: The Framework is being procured by Efficiency East Midlands Limited ("EEM") on behalf of their members and the other organisations described below as being Authorised Users. The following Contracting Authorities will be entitled to agree and award contracts under this framework agreement:

1. Any Member of EEM which for the avoidance of doubt currently includes 3 partner consortia -Westworks, Advantage South West and South East Consortium. A full list of current members is available atwww.eem.org.uk
2. Any future Member of EEM or our partner consortia, and in all cases has being an organisation which has applied to join EEM or our partner consortia in accordance with the applicable constitutional documents
3. An EEM Participant being an organisation which is neither a current or EEM Member (as defined at 1 above)nor a Future Member of EEM (as defined at 2 above) based within England and Wales which owns and/or maintains/manages housing stock in one or more geographic area in which it operates and/or is an NHS Trust(which includes Acute Trusts, Mental Trusts, Care Services Trusts and Ambulance Trusts) or organisation, police authority, fire authority, ambulance trust, university, higher education, further education college, school academy or other public sector organisation Further details regarding the Authorised Users of this framework can be found in the ITT documents.

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1. Go to the portal https://xantive.supplierselect.com
2. If you need to register a new account follow the prompts to set up your organisation
3. When you sign in select "Public Projects" from the menu (top right). A list of all open tenders will be displayed
4. Select "EEM Supply & Distribution Materials" from the list of projects and then "Create Opportunity". That willgive you access to the basic information.
5. Click "Accept Opportunity" to get more detail. There is no obligation to submit a response.
6. If you do wish to submit a response, do so before the deadline by changing the Status to Submitted. You willonly be allowed to submit if every mandatory question is answered.