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This report seeks approval for Surrey County Council (SCC) to award a framework agreement to Banner Group Limited for the provision of Office Stationery to commence on 1 September 2017.

This report outlines the procurement process, including the results of the evaluation process. When considered in conjunction with the Part 2 report, it demonstrates why the recommended framework award will deliver value for money and quality across all areas of stationery.

Due to the commercial sensitivity involved in the framework award process, the names of the bidders and their financial details have been circulated as a Part 2 report.

The Cabinet Member for Property and Business Services:

1.    approved the award of a framework agreement (which sets out the terms and conditions under which specific purchases known as “call-offs” can be made on behalf of the Council during the term of the framework agreement) to Banner Group Limited for four years from 1 September 2017 in accordance with information on the contract tendering process as set out in the Part 2 report;

2.    noted that the duration of each call off agreement will be two years with the option to extend for a further two  years one year at a time; and

3.    noted that over the full term of the framework, the anticipated value is £900,000 (approximately £225,000 per annum).