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Published 26 Nov 2021, 22:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

COV - Electoral Printing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Jan 2022awarded 8 Feb 2022
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Jan 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2022

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Electoral Printing services for Coventry City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

CPV: Printed matter and related products · Printing and distribution services · Printing and related services · Printing paper · Printing services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.5 per place) · 1 appointed
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Feb 2022, Not applicable

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1ElectionsAwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Printing, personalising and Issuing of poll cards with maps, postal poll cards and unoccupied property poll cards, ballot papers, large print ballot papers, braille ballot papers and postal vote packs for Local Elections, Parliamentary Elections, Police & Crime Commissioner, Combined Authority, any other elections and Referenda.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2022 – 31 Jan 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: 3 to 6 months prior to expiry date.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Annual canvass and weekly printAwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Register of Electors annual canvass printing and weekly print requirements to meet statutory requirements

Contract period: 1 Feb 2022 – 31 Jan 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: 3 to 6 months prior to expiryVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “COV - Electoral Printing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
26 Nov 2021, 22:57 GMT
Last source update
9 Mar 2022, 09:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
COV - 12687
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006408
Classification (CPV)
Printed matter and related productsPrinting and distribution servicesPrinting and related servicesPrinting paperPrinting services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fac5 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This procurement is for use by Coventry City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
7 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Jan 2022 → 9 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2022
  4. Notice published
    9 Mar 2022, 09:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Mar 2022, 09:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 8 Feb 2022

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Elections

    Signed
    8 Feb 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Jan 2026
    Status
    active
  • Annual canvass and weekly print

    Signed
    8 Feb 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Jan 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Elections2bids · 2 electronic2——
2 · Annual canvass and weekly print3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, Earl Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV1 5RRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.