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Published 21 Dec 2022, 10:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

External Print Services Framework_23

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD7)

Framework ceiling (notional)£600,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 23 Jan 2023awarded 10 Nov 2023

Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Contract Number: DN648910

Contract Name: External Print Services Framework_23

Liverpool City Council is seeking a range of suppliers to create a framework to provide range

of external print services.

The framework will be split into three lots as follows:

Lot 1: Full-Colour Printing

Lot 2: High-Volume Web Work

Lot 3: Adhesive Wall Vinyl and Glass Frosting

Framework Term: FOUR Years.

CPV: Printing and related services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 16 suppliers · 7 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.4 per place) · 6 appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Full-colour PrintingCancelledPublished value£360,000

Typically, litho-printed items. Paper/board types are typically silk or uncoated. Weights from

80-350 gsm. Print runs from 1-20,000 (average). Within this type of printing there is

sometimes a need for 5th colours, metallic, specialist inks etc. A variety of finishing and

binding methods is often required from wire stitching to perfect binding, die cutting and

laminating etc.

Delivery: North West

Variant bids: not allowed

79800000 Printing and related services

Lot #2High-Volume Web WorkCancelledPublished value£60,000

Occasionally LCC will need the use of external contractors for the production of very large

volume print. These items would typically be materials for every household, every elector or

other large groups of people, ie, festivals, timetables etc.

Print items in this category consist of items (magazines etc) which are usually distributed

city - wide or to targeted audiences. Print runs may typically be 100,000+ and may call for

additional treatment such as insertion, poly wrapping, mail merging etc. Paper types, matt,

silk, gloss and specialist in weights from 80-150 gsm.

Delivery: North West

Variant bids: not allowed

79800000 Printing and related services

Lot #3Adhesive Wall Vinyl and Glass FrostingCancelledPublished value£180,000

Occasionally LCC will need the use of external contractors for the production of

adhesive wall vinyl and glass frosting.

Delivery: North West

Variant bids: not allowed

79800000 Printing and related services

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 · same split on all 3 lots

Quality: 90%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality / Technical: 90%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality / Technical: 90
Social Value: 10
Price: 0

What this means for your bid

“External Print Services Framework_23” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 suppliers, not a single contract.

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: 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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 21 Dec 2022, 10:32 GMT
Last source update: 9 Jan 2024, 09:40 GMT
Award evaluation window: 20 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference: DN648910
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-000593
Classification (CPV): Printing and related services
Delivery area: North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039331 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Appointment period ends: 23 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 20 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

20 Jan 2023 → 9 Jan 2024 · 3 dates

Bids opened
20 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
23 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT
Notice published
9 Jan 2024, 09:40 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2022

Deadline moved to 23 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT
22 Dec 2022, 11:25 GMT
+3 days · was 20 Jan 2023, 16:00 GMT
Status changed to complete
9 Jan 2024, 09:40 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineIV.2.2	20 Jan 2023	23 Jan 2023	+3 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 77 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots

Contracts signed 10latest 10 Nov 2023

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

Contracts

All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £360,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 1: Full-Colour Printing
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 3: Adhesive Wall Vinyl and Glass Frosting
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
£180,000
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 1: Full-Colour Printing
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 1: Full-Colour Printing
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 1: Full-Colour Printing
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 1: Full-Colour Printing
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 1: Full-Colour Printing
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 2: High-Volume Web Work
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
£60,000
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 3: Adhesive Wall Vinyl and Glass Frosting
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
£180,000
Status
active
External Print Services Framework_23 Lot 3: Adhesive Wall Vinyl and Glass Frosting
Signed
10 Nov 2023
Value
£180,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Full-colour Printing	7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad	7	—	—
2 · High-Volume Web Work	2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	2	—	—
3 · Adhesive Wall Vinyl and Glass Frosting	5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad	5	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 4th Floor, Cunard Building, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Bahson Colour Print LimitedFramework contractor Reservoir Farm Court, Ferry Top Lane, Wintersett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 2EB, Wakefield, Yorkshire & Humber, WF4 2EB
Continuous Dataprint (U.K.) LimitedFramework contractor Forms House, 74-82 Rose Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L18 8EE, Liverpool, North West, L18 8EE
Hobs Reprographics LimitedFramework contractor 3 Temple Lane, Liverpool, L2 5BA, Liverpool, North West, L2 5BA
Sterling Press LimitedFramework contractor Sterling House, Kettering Parkway, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6XU, Kettering, East Midlands, NN15 6XU
Swiftline Limited t/a Merchants SystemsFramework contractor 22 Pall Mall, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 6AL, Liverpool, North West, L3 6AL
The Printroom (UK) LimitedFramework contractor Unit C2, Kingfisher Business Park, Hawthorne Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, L20 6PF, Liverpool, North West, L20 6PF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

Official documents & specifications

What it takes to win
i
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).