Official UK procurement notice
Election and Electoral Registration Printing
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council’s Returning Officer (RO) and Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) has an ongoing requirement to print material for scheduled elections and electoral registration activity.
Election and Electoral Requirements are a set of standards, many prescribed in legislation, that are required in order to maintain an Electoral Register, Absent Voting lists and therefore successfully deliver an Election.
The Council is looking for an external print partner, who is experienced in the field of electoral printing, to provide print services for large scale electoral jobs, allowing the RO/ERO to successfully manage elections and meet the requirements set in legislation.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Postal and telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,100,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Nov 2023, 14:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2024, 14:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN699257- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003081- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041ba3Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN699257) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 and Section II.2.6 is only an estimate.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Dec 2023 → 30 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published30 Jan 2024, 14:54 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2024, 14:54 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adare SEC Ltd | £1,100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003081-2024-DN699257-1 · Adare SEC Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Jan 2024
- Value
- £1,100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Adare SEC LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.