EEM0072 Supply and Distribution of Materials Framework

Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM) is a procurement consortium which establishes and manages a range of frameworks and DPS agreements. https://eem.org.uk/

EEM conducted this tender exercise to procure a Materials Framework to replace our existing Materials Framework (EEM0072) that expires on 31st March 2025 and our Supply of Kitchen Units Framework (EEM0074) that expired in 2024.

The new framework commenced on 01st April 2025 with a lead in period before. The Framework provides EEM Members and Users with a provision for the supply and distribution of materials which fall in to one of the following lots:

Lot 1 - Managed Solution

• Lot 1a - Managed Solution National

• Lot 1b - Managed Solution Regional Independent Supplier

Lot 2 - Trade Specific Materials

• 2a - General Building Materials including Timber, Joinery and flooring Materials

• 2b - Electrical Materials

• 2c - Plumbing, Heating and Gas (Domestic and Commercial)

Materials

• 2d - Renewable Technologies and associated Materials

• 2e - Kitchen Materials

• 2f - Aids and Adaptation Materials

• 2g - Roofing Materials

Lot 3 - Tool and Plant Equipment Hire

The Framework has been procured by EEM on behalf of the organisations that have been accepted as authorised users. Authorised users are classed as any current company law member, any future company law members and any user that has been authorised access to the frameworks and other public procurement tools provided by EEM.

EEM is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and is owned and governed by a small number of organisations who make up our 'Company Law Members', all of which are Contracting Authorities in their own right. The Framework Agreements being procured by the procurement exercise begun by publication of the Contract Notice will be entered by EEM as the Contracting Authority which will have undertaken and completed that procurement exercise. Any reference in the Contract Notice or tender documents to Contracting Authority is deemed to be and include a reference to EEM.

The organisations entitled to access and use the Framework Agreements to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of the Contract Notice are:

Any current EEM Member - being an organisation which is a Company Law Member of EEM at the date of this Contract Notice and being one of the organisations who owns and governs EEM;

Any Future Member of EEM, from time to time Company Law Members and the EEM Board may appoint additional Organisations to become Company Law Members. All Future

Members will also be Contracting Authorities in their own right; and A Framework User - being an organisation who has signed and agreed to the terms of accessing EEM Frameworks and who is authorised to access the frameworks and other public procurement tools provided by EEM.

EEM frameworks may accessed by all publicly funded organisations. Frameworks can be used by any organisation that falls in to one or more of the categories listed below and can be

identified through the links provided as users in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.