Janitorial and Catering Supplies Contract

  • Mandatory
Date: 9 Sep 2019 - 8 Sep 2024
Updated: 11 Oct 2023
Managed: Department of Education Contact owner
Type: Whole of government
Contract Number: 102
The contract covers cleaning equipment and other cleaning consumables.

What's covered

Janitorial and catering supplies

This contract covers cleaning equipment and other cleaning consumables:

  • cleaning chemicals
  • cleaning supplies
  • laundry chemicals
  • washroom consumables
  • waste management
  • catering supplies
  • catering disposables
  • cleaning consumables
  • tableware
  • food labelling and wrapping
  • hygiene and personal protection.

Services

Services to be provided under the contract include the following and any other services within the scope as requested by the customers:

  • account management
  • customer support services and help desk
  • training and education
  • marketing and communications
  • sourcing of required product
  • product rationalisation and substitution
  • logistics, warehousing and distribution
  • contractor paid yearly audit of the prices and compliance to contract terms and conditions
  • managing transitional arrangements
  • invoicing.

What's not covered

This contract does not cover:

  • kitchen appliance and white goods
  • food and grocery items.

What you need to know

Supplier diversity

Online catalogues identify products with environmental labels/ecolabels (see point below) and certifications. For example, sourced from certified diverse suppliers like small and medium enterprises (SME), Indigenous businesses (IB) or Australian disability enterprises (ADE).

Product sustainability

Suppliers are required to provide evidence of claims of sustainability through relevant documentation/certification or endorsement that their sustainable products meet relevant environmental criteria and standards as claimed but not limited to the following:

  • Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
  • National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS)
  • AFS Chain of Custody Certification
  • Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA).

Product substitution

Suppliers may not substitute products in place of those ordered, without first gaining the customer’s assent. Only products matching the specification of the product ordered or higher should be offered as a substitute.

The product provided must be invoiced at the same price or a better price as that of the product originally ordered.

Why use this contract

Benefits of the contract include:

  • value for money offering for government agencies in managing their office supply requirements
  • continuous competition during the panel period
  • appropriateness and extensiveness of product range
  • social benefits via direct engagement of small and medium-sized enterprises, indigenous suppliers and disability enterprise
  • heavy emphasis on sustainability factors.

Further savings opportunities are available for agencies:

  • Contract prices are ceiling prices. Opportunities are available for agencies to seek further price reductions/discounts by undertaking a request for quotation process with panel suppliers.
  • A wide range of additional discounts/rebates are available upon negotiation of an agency preferred supplier agreement (PSA).
  • Use of purchasing cards (P-cards) for payment.

Who to contact

For more information or advice, you can contact edconnect.procurementsupport@det.nsw.edu.au

Approved suppliers

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The NSW Customer Service team is available between 8 am to 5.30 pm weekdays.

Prices are available on the Bunzl website.

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Placing an order

  1. Log on to cos.net.au. If you do not have access, please contact COS.
  2. Use the 'Search Products' box to find the products you wish to order.
  3. Click on the product to review the specs in more detail.
  4. Select quantity and add to cart.
  5. Follow the shopping cart check out process.

Payment of invoices

Customers can either pay online when they check out of the COSnet website or pay via invoice.

COS can establish accounts with various agreed invoicing solutions.

Delivery

Catalogue products will be delivered free-into-store the next business day for metropolitan deliveries. Most metro deliveries will be delivered by a COS driver and the receiver will be asked to sign for the delivery.

A 2-day delivery period may apply to regional and rural areas for catalogue products.

If you have any questions, please contact Customer Relations.

Return policy

If you wish to return an item because you have changed your mind about your purchase, COS will offer you a credit or refund provided that:

  • you return the item within 14 days of purchase
  • you include a copy of your original COS invoice when you return the item
  • the item is in re-saleable condition.

All product return/warranty related queries will be managed by COS and the COS Customer Relations team. More information about our policy can be found on the COSnet website.

Help desk

For assistance with any product, price, delivery, or invoicing, please contact COS Customer Relations.

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Price basis

Prices are inclusive of delivery, distribution and commission of the product delivered to the desktop or to a particular location/s within the premises of the customer.

Winc has offered same prices for free-in-store (FIS) and free-to-desktop (FTD) deliveries.

Deliveries

Standard delivery of goods is FIS and FTD  within 24 hours for metropolitan regions, and 48 hours for non-metropolitan regions.

Urgent orders will be delivered within 2-4 hours on the day of order placement to metropolitan locations. If a special courier is required to meet the specified deadline for urgent deliveries, any courier charges will be advised at the time of order.

Requests for urgent deliveries (same day to metropolitan locations) can be made by contacting the local Winc office, usually by telephone.

Winc FTD delivery includes delivery and distribution of a single order to multiple desktops or locations within the premises of the customer.

Bulk order value discount

Order value threshold Discount %
$300 1.0%
$500 1.5%
$1,000 2.0%

Additional discounts available under PSA arrangement:

  • Sustainable spend incentive - To support the NSW Government’s emphasis on sustainable supply and diversity, Winc will work with willing Agencies to reward purchases of our broad sustainable product ranges with environmentally-friendly, Indigenous and diversity values. Winc will offer up to 2% of eligible product spend back to customers, based on agreed programs to target spend growth in over 2,000 tendered sustainable products.
  • PSA Rebates - Up to 2% rebate will be paid to each Agency or Cluster (as specified by the NSW Government website) based on execution of a PSA.
  • Early Settlement Rebate - Early settlement rebates up to 1% are available to customers via a PSA.

Customer support and help desk

Winc offer eligible customers toll free calls to all Winc numbers within NSW including to our dedicated customer service help desk.

Warranties, guarantees and servicing arrangements

All eligible customers are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. Customers are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

All Winc branded products carry a lifetime guarantee. If at any time eligible customers are not 100% satisfied with these own brand products, they may be returned.

Change of mind returns

The customer may return goods to Winc for change of mind and obtain a credit:

  • except for food and beverage products, computer hardware, special order furniture, first aid, and other specially purchased products or products specifically tailored for the customer’s requirements, which may not be returned
  • provided that for office supplies, software or furniture from the Furniture Fundamentals Range, the customer does so within 30 days of delivery and for technology, business machines, and print and promotional materials the customer does so within 14 days of delivery
  • provided a return authorisation is obtained from Winc in advance of goods being returned
  • provided the goods are in their original packaging, unopened, of a current make and model, and otherwise as new and in a saleable condition; and
  • on the basis that risk in the goods remains with the customer until received by Winc.
  • Please note that for change of mind returns a restocking or return fee may be charged by Winc.

Defective goods and incorrect deliveries

Any goods, which are damaged or defective, delivered after their “use by” or “best before” date, or which are not otherwise in accordance with the customer’s order, may be returned to Winc within a reasonable time after delivery, at no cost to the customer.

The customer will have the benefit of any applicable manufacturers' warranties in respect of goods to the extent permissible and Winc will provide all reasonable assistance to facilitate a customer’s warranty claim. The benefits given by such warranties are in addition to other rights and remedies available to the customer under the Australian Consumer Law.

For all warranty claims, Winc will arrange for pick up and assessment of the goods at no cost to the customer. If a product is determined faulty through no fault of the customer, then Winc will facilitate repair or replacement of the product or offer a refund.

Returns process

For product returns or warranty claims, contact your account manager or call our customer support team.

Customers must contact Customer Support and obtain a Return Advice number before sending goods back to Winc.

Packaging take-back program

Winc have a packaging take back program which allows customers to return packaging to Winc for recycling through Winc delivery drivers.

Collection of Winc branded boxes and Winc supplied packaging materials is available to eligible customers.

Cart collect

Through Cart Collect, our cartridge recycling partners, Winc collect, dispose of and recycle toner cartridges in an environmentally responsible manner. Eligible customers can place used cartridges into a specially marked box for Cart Collect to pick up.

Who's eligible to buy

This is contract is a mandatory, whole-of-government agreement.

All NSW Government agencies are eligible

This means that all NSW Government agencies are eligible to use – and must use – this contract when buying janitorial and catering supplies.

Non-agency buyers may also be eligible

You don’t have to be a NSW Government agency to buy under NSW Government contracts, panels and contracts.

But you do have to apply to become an eligible non-agency buyer. Once approved, you'll get an authorised buyer identification number (NSWBuy number). Use this number to buy through NSW Government schemes and contracts.

Pricing

Supplier catalogues and pricing information is available on catalogues.buy.nsw, where participating agencies can buy online at the negotiated contract prices. Find out if your agency is enabled and log in.

Non-participating agencies can get pricing information from:

  • the supplier (view contact details in 'list of suppliers'), or
  • the contract owner (click 'contract owner' above).

Contract prices may change in accordance with the price variation conditions of the contract.

Ordering

Customers are to refer to PBD-2019-04-Approved procurement arrangements for instructions as to engaging with the suppliers.

Only written and electronic online orders are acceptable. Phone or verbal order will not be accepted by suppliers.

Invoicing

The customer must pay each correctly rendered invoice of supplier within 30 days after receipt of the invoice.

Delivery

Delivery of goods to be free-in-store (FIS) and free-to-desktop (FTD) within 24 hours for metropolitan regions, and 48 hours for non-metropolitan regions.

Refer to individual supplier details for variations, if any.

Government taxes and charges

All taxes, duties and charges imposed or levied in Australia or overseas in connection with the performance of this agreement will be borne by the supplier.

Nominee purchasing

Nominee purchasing (also called third-party purchasing) refers to when a supplier buys goods or services from a third-party supplier to fulfil their contractual obligations to NSW Government.

Read more about nominee purchasing.

How to manage complaints and disputes

If a complaint or dispute occurs, both the buyer and the supplier must first seek resolution at the agency level.

You can view general information that may help you prepare for and manage complaints and disputes: