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Published 20 Aug 2021, 14:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electoral and Electoral Registration Printing Contract

Official notice

Authority: Uttlesford District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£225,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2021awarded 11 Jan 2022
Awarded to Print Image Network Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Uttlesford District Council are seeking to procure printing services for its elections, polls and annual electoral registration activities.

Quality, reliability and a proven track record in printing and delivering electoral printing are key requirements.

Uttlesford District Council has an electorate of 69,000 residing at 39,000 properties, with 11,000 being postal votes.

CPV: Printing and distribution services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Electoral printing and mailing services to cover a 5 year cycle of elections although…AwardedRenewalPublished value£225,000

Electoral printing and mailing services to cover a 5 year cycle of elections although the contract will allow for an further 2 year extension.

The contract will include the printing of poll cards, postal voting packs, elector registration documents, ballot books and other related items.

Distribution of many of these items is also required.

Uttlesford District Council has an electorate of 69,000 residing at 39,000 properties, with 11,000 being postal votes. These numbers will rise slightly during parliamentary elections due to taken in from its neighbouring district – proposed Epping Forest (approx. 400 postal voters and 3,600 electors).

Delivery: East of England · Essex
Extensions: The contract will allow for 2 year extension - 60 months is the initial term. Renewal will be undertaken acoordingly.Variant 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
How bids were scored
  • Price

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Aug 2021, 14:15 BST
Last source update
14 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
2021/SM/UDCElect
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001151
Classification (CPV)
Printing and distribution services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d770 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=657427301 GO Reference: GO-2022114-PRO-19501018

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Submission deadline
30 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Sept 2021 → 14 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Jan 2022, 12:15 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £225,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 96 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Print Image Network LtdSME£225,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Uttlesford District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, London Road, Saffron Walden, East of England, CB11 4ERContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Print Image Network LimitedAwarded supplier04009079 Riverside House, Yew Street, Kings Reach Business Park, Stockport, North West, SK4 2HD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.