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Published 1 Dec 2021, 14:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Electoral Print and Post · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £500k / year
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2022awarded 7 Jun 2022
Awarded to CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract will cover printing and mailing for all local and national elections and referendums, printing for the annual canvass of the Register of Electors and ongoing electoral registration printing.

CPV: Electoral forms · Postal services · Printing and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jul 2022 – 30 Jun 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: A 2 year extension is availableVariant 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
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
Yes
First published
1 Dec 2021, 14:51 GMT
Last source update
7 Jun 2022, 12:20 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
2021-119
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015619
Classification (CPV)
Electoral formsPostal servicesPrinting and related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fbef Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. Applicants may seek further clarification from the Contracting Authority following receipt of this information and the Contracting Authority will provide further clarification as appropriate. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, an Applicant can consider its option under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Applicants would need to obtain their own legal advice.

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
Submission deadline
5 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Jan 2022 → 1 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    7 Jun 2022, 12:20 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jun 2022, 12:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 71 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 6 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Civic 1 Saxon Gate East , Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Royal Court of JusticeReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.