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# External Printing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-printing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02bfa0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Torbay Council: "External Printing Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 7 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Torbay Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/torbay-council-ons-e06000027)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Printing and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02bfa0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-printing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02bfa0#tl-md)

## Description
A Framework to deliver bulk mail fulfilment and printing requirements for Torbay Council.

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1A: Bulk Mail Fulfilment
- **Lot id:** `1A`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot of the Framework is for the provision of Bulk Mail Fulfilment Services where formatted data is sent to a Supplier who will print, enclose and send the document(s) to the intended recipient. For example: Council tax bills, benefit notificatio...

### Lot 1B: Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print
- **Lot id:** `1B`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot of the Framework is for the provision of Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print. For example: booklets, brochures, flyers, guides, folders, leaflets, letterheads, magazines, NCR pads, newsletters, postcards, posters, stationery, surveys, wallet fold...

### Lot 1C: Display
- **Lot id:** `1C`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot of the Framework is for the provision of Display. For example: A2 / A1 / A0 posters, outdoor PVC banners, pop-up displays, roller banners, vinyl hoarding boards.

### Lot 1D: Envelopes
- **Lot id:** `1D`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot of the Framework is for the provision of Envelopes. For example: C5, C5+ C5- window and non-window envelopes printed either single sided or double sided.

### Lot 1E: Electoral Printing
- **Lot id:** `1E`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot of the Framework is for the provision of Electoral Printing. For example: ballot papers, corresponding number lists, electoral registers, household enquiry forms, invitations to register, personalised postal vote envelopes, poll cards.

### Lot 1F: Parking Stationery
- **Lot id:** `1F`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot of the Framework is for the provision of Parking Stationery. For example: PCN rolls, PCN envelopes, paper parking permits, permit holders, scratch-card parking permits, time clocks (examples provided at Appendix Q – Example Parking Stationer...

### Lot 1G: Pay & Display Tickets
- **Lot id:** `1G`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot of the Framework is for the provision of Pay & Display Parking Tickets with colour advertising printed on reverse side.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (21)
- **Award:** Framework for Bulk Mail Fulfilment and Electoral Printing (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-1`
  - Supplier(s): **CFH Docmail Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185858`

- **Award:** Framework for Display (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-10`
  - Supplier(s): **AC Print Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20403`

- **Award:** Framework for Supply of Envelopes (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-11`
  - Supplier(s): **Mail Solutions UK Limited t/a Mail Solutions**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-16918`

- **Award:** Framework for Supply of Envelopes (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-12`
  - Supplier(s): **The Encore Group (Envelopes And Packaging) Limited t/a Encore Envelopes**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20405`

- **Award:** Framework for Supply of Envelopes (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-13`
  - Supplier(s): **Moroak t/a Blake Envelopes**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03734189`

- **Award:** Framework for Supply of Envelopes (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-14`
  - Supplier(s): **AC Print Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20403`

- **Award:** Framework for Electoral Printing (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-15`
  - Supplier(s): **Civica Election Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02263092`

- **Award:** Framework for Electoral Printing (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-16`
  - Supplier(s): **CFH Docmail Ltd of St Peter’s Park, Wells Road, Westfield (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20408`

- **Award:** Framework for Electoral Printing (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-17`
  - Supplier(s): **AC Print Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20403`

- **Award:** Framework for Parking Printing (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-18`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Framework for Pay & Display Tickets (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-19`
  - Supplier(s): **Nagels (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20409`

- **Award:** Framework for Bulk Mail Fulfilment and Electoral Printing (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Dsi Billing Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-47311`

- **Award:** Contract for Automated Document Factory, Hybrid Mail & Bulk Mail Fulfilment (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-20`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Contract for Fully Managed Print Service (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-21`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Framework for Bulk Mail Fulfilment and Electoral Printing (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Delt Shared Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159900`

- **Award:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Sprint Print Limited t/a The Brightsea Print Group**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20400`

- **Award:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Severnprint Ltd t/a Severn**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20401`

- **Award:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-6`
  - Supplier(s): **CLOC Ltd t/a CLOC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20402`

- **Award:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-7`
  - Supplier(s): **AC Print Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20403`

- **Award:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-8`
  - Supplier(s): **Delt Shared Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159900`
  - Value: £270,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Framework for Display (active)
  - Award id: `014381-2021-TCUS2419-9`
  - Supplier(s): **Delt Shared Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159900`

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (18)
- **Contract:** Framework for Bulk Mail Fulfilment and Electoral Printing (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Display (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Supply of Envelopes (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Supply of Envelopes (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Supply of Envelopes (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Supply of Envelopes (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Electoral Printing (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Electoral Printing (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Electoral Printing (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Pay & Display Tickets (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Bulk Mail Fulfilment and Electoral Printing (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Bulk Mail Fulfilment and Electoral Printing (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print (active)
  - Signed Value: £270,000
  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

- **Contract:** Framework for Display (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014381-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-24T09:48:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:55:39.805Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02bfa0