9 February 2010
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Latest News - Workplace Supplies Contract
 
Implementation Dates
Furniture lots
The following lots have commenced and are available on the smartbuy® nswbuy catalogue:
  • Office Furniture (lot 8)
  • Department of Education & Training (DET) Furniture (lot 9)
Client agencies can begin to transition to the suppliers on contract for these two lots.
 
Office supplies, kitchen, canteen and education lots:
  • Lots 1-7 will commence on 22 March 2010
Suppliers on Contract
Click here for a table showing the suppliers for each lot and/or sub-lot.
 
Please note:
Moore Business Systems Australia have withdrawn from the contract. This change effects General Office Supplies (Lot 1), Copy Paper (Lot 2), and Environmental Copy Paper (Lot 7b).
 
Expiring contracts
The new contract combines six existing state contracts into one. The six contracts will expire as the equivalent Workplace Supplies Contract Lot goes live. That is;

State Contract Termination Date
 c1250 DET Furniture Terminated 
 c123 Office Furniture (Chairs, Steel & General) Terminated 
 c308 Workstations Terminated 
 c407 Food Service & Catering Products 21 March 2010 
 c506 Office Supplies 21 March 2010 
 c1618 Housekeeping Products, Floor, Laundry and Washroom 21 March 2010
  
Frequently Asked Questions
More information is available in the FAQs document. This information will be useful to procurement managers, smartbuy® administrators, and users.
 
For further information please contact the Client Support Centre on 1800 NSW BUY (1800 679 289) or email nswbuy@services.nsw.gov.au
State Contracts carry an average 1.4% Supplier Management Fee

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