Official UK procurement notice
668 - Print Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Aston University (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPrint Services For Aston University, Divided Into 3 Lots
Lot 1 - Corporate Stationery
Lot 2 - General Print
Lot 3 - Prospectus & Large Campaigns
- Recurrence: Next tender exercise is expected to commence in approximately October 2026.
CPV: Business cards · Magazines · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Printed matter and related products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 6 bids received (1.5 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · win at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Corporate StationeryAwardedRenewal
Corporate Stationery including Business Cards, Letterheads
Lot #2General PrintCancelledRenewal
General Print including posters, leaflets
Lot #3Prospectus & Large CampaignsAwardedRenewal
Large Campaigns including Prospectuses
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Corporate Stationery | 40% | 60% | |
| 2 · General Print | 50% | 50% | |
| 3 · Prospectus & Large Campaigns | 50% | 50% |
- Price carries 50–60 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 50 points.
- “668 - Print Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Next tender exercise is expected to commence in approximately October 2026.
- First published
- 22 Dec 2022, 14:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jul 2023, 12:48 BST
- Authority reference
DN644836- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019945- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0393c9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Suppliers will be expected to maintain KPIs as per the agreed service level agreement.
- Review procedure
This must be done as soon as the bidder is notified of an unsuccessful bid unless the notification communicates otherwise.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
23 Jan 2023 → 12 Jul 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected8 Feb 2023
- Notice published12 Jul 2023, 12:48 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Jul 2023, 12:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
668 - Print Services - Lot 1 - Corporate Stationery
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
668 - Print Services - Lot 2 - General Print
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
668 - Print Services - Lot 2 - General Print
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
668 - Print Services - Lot 3 - Prospectus & Large Campaigns
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Corporate Stationery | 4bids | — | — | £20,000 – £40,000 |
| 3 · Prospectus & Large Campaigns | 3bids | — | — | £160,000 – £200,000 |
| Whole notice | 6bids | — | — | £80,000 – £100,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- COLLECTOR SET PRINTERS LTDFramework contractor
- HICKLING AND SQUIRES (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- L.G. DAVIS (STATIONERS) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- STERLING PRESS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria