The Mentholatum Co UK is accepting bids on a two (2) year volume for their UK location. The term of this award covers an initial 2-year period plus subsequent 2-year extensions, agreed to between Buyer and Seller, provided performance and pricing is on track.Please read this complete ebid, all email notices, and the Sorcity Member Agreement, in full, so you understand the bid guidelines and are properly prepared for this bid if your company qualifies and would like to participate.
 

This is a company-wide program. All locations will purchase through this award, which should provide assurance to the awarded bidder that the dollar value awarded is intended to be met.

The Buyer is currently expanding so additional quantities, or locations added, will be treated as increased volume under this online bid Event ebid award, and governed under the same terms as this Event.

Although price is an important element of this award, this is not a price-only decision. Other factors to be considered include: quality, service-levels, responsiveness, acceptance of Buyer's Master Services Agreement as well as Buyer's standard terms and conditions, relationship, and testing results. After the bidding ends, the Buyer may contact several low bidders to further understand their capabilities and additional benefits before an award ismade (see Key Dates below).  

PLEASE NOTE: 

To ensure the bid process remains fair, any direct contact with the Buying Organization regarding this opportunity, during or after this bid process, until the Buyer contacts you, will cause you to be in violation of the bid process and be eligible forpenalties (see Sorcity Member Agreement).

BID STRUCTURE:

This ebid is divided into separate biddable sub-groups.  A link to eachsub-group is included below.  You may ONLY bid on the sub-groups for which you are able to supply ALL productslisted in those sub-groups, and meet all the terms stated. Preference may be given to suppliers who can bid in both sub-groups.  

Please perform honorably.  Bids will only be accepted through this ebid.  Bidding in any other manner, or attempting to sell directly to one of the Buyer's locations will disqualify you for this business for the term of the award and will remove you from good standing with the Buyer and Sorcity for future business.  We look forward to yourparticipation and help in maintaining the integrity of this fair and objectivebid process.  Here are the sub-groups to bid:

Additionalbid guidelines:

1. Please comply with the instructions in the Bid Notice email you were sent informing you of this opportunity including any reminders and updates provided.

2. Please note that this is not a commitment to buy all specified line items or quantities listed, but a good faith effort to meet or exceed the dollar amount awarded for goods in this general category.

3. Upon registration and further qualification by Sorcity, we will provide you samples of the Literature and Labels items listed. Please email your complete shipping address to Samples Shipping Address.

4. Buyer is requesting Bidder's best price in the bid to include: rebates, allowances, and other incentive programs. The Buyer does not want these other incentive programs in addition to the price, but rather included as part of the price bid. This eliminates tracking and auditing of these ancillary programs and provides straightforward pricing.

Line Item Worksheet:

1. Sorcity is providing you this as one of the bid documents, to list your per unit pricing, which will automatically calculate the “Total” in both Pounds Sterling £. and US Dollars $. Only the “Total” from the Worksheet may be entered as your bid in the online Event. Do not attempt to enter line item prices online or your bid will be inaccurate. 

2. The estimated quantities listed in the Line Item Worksheet are three (2) year totals, not annual quantities, and are expected to be the minimum purchasing requirements during the next 2-years, based on forecasted market demand.

3. Please be sure to save the Line Item Worksheet to your desktop first, and then use it to work up your Bid.  This will allow you to promptly return this worksheet once the bidding ends.

4. Please follow the instructions including filling in all items highlighted in green such as your Dun & Bradstreet number and Unit Prices where noted, as it is part of this bid package.

5. In order to mitigate mistakes and ensure that the ebid Opening Bid value accommodates your pricing, you must email your initial pricing in the Line Item Worksheet to Sorcity at least 2-days in advance of placing your opening bids online per the Key Dates below.

6. YOUR COMPLETED LINE ITEM WORKSHEET IS A REQUIREMENT AND MUST BE RETURNED TO SORCITY WITHIN (1) HOUR AFTER THE BID ENDS, regardless of your bid position. Failure to do so may render your bid unacceptable and invoke penalties.

7. Buyer reserves the right to cancel the award at any point if Supplier’s quality and delivery performance jeopardizes Buyer's operations and ability to conduct business as usual.

8. The General Discount Percentage is an important part of the decision criteria, and applies to all other (Office Supply) category items purchased but not listed in this bid, and must match the percent discount provided on all like items listed in the Core List, so you must factor this into your pricing structure.

REQUIREMENTS:

These are requirements specific to this purchase:

In order to obtain details, part numbers, diagrams, requirements, and any other information from Buyer, you must Will-Bid and become fully registered with Sorcityper the Key Dates below. Once received, Sorcity will provide you with an email which will contain links to the confidential information, which is not to be shared with anyone beyond your internal personnel at any time.

1. Both the Literature and Labels will be required to be meet ISO9000, GMP and GDP certified standards.

2. Sorcity will provide product samples upon Supplier request, per the Key dates below.