Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for External Printing Services
Authority: City & County of Swansea (Local council)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe DesignPrint unit provides an in-house design, print and production service for Swansea Council supplying bulk transactional printing for Council Tax, Electoral Registration and daily work such as invoices, pay slips, statements, BACS statements, etc
Swansea Council invites you to submit a tender bid to provide Print and Signage where the DesignPrint unit is unable to provide the service internally.
Tenderers will be given the opportunity to tender for 8 separate lots
CPV: Digital printing services · Printing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 47 suppliers · 10 bids on the busiest of 8 lots (0.2 per place) · 19 appointed
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Large Print RunsCancelled
Lot 1 – Large Print Runs
(Litho Print Runs i.e. Flyers / Leaflets / Booklets / Magazines / Folders – includes folding and bespoke sizes / NCR)
Lot #2Small Print RunsCancelled
Lot 2 – Small Print Runs
(Digital Short Print Runs i.e. Business Cards / Flyers / Certificates / Posters / Letterheads / Compliment Slips / NCR)
Lot #3Mailing and Mail MergeCancelled
Lot 3 – Mailing and Mail Merge
(variable data i.e. Transactional Printing, Bills and invoices)
Lot #4Printed envelopesCancelled
Lot 4 – Printed Envelopes
(i.e. C5 / C4 / DL Size, with printed Insignia and return address)
Lot #5Large FormatCancelled
Lot 5 – Large Format
(i.e. Basic cut vinyl lettering / printed logos / partial wraps / full vehicle wraps / Banners / Exhibition Displays / Vinyl Graphics / Sign Panels / External Sign Panels / Post mounted Signs / Sign Fitting)
Lot #6Promotional ItemsCancelled
Lot 6 – Promotional Items
(i.e. Pens / Mugs / Lanyards / Clothing / Awards / Umbrellas / Gazebos)
Lot #7Promotional/Branded ClothingCancelled
Lot 7 – Promotional/Branded Clothing
(i.e. Sweatshirts / T-shirts / Protective Clothing / Jackets and Coats)
Lot #8Feather Flags and Mesh ScrimCancelled
Lot 8 – Feather Flags and Mesh Scrim
(i.e. Feather Flags / Mesh Scrim banners)
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: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement for External Printing Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 47 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- 3 Sept 2024, 14:28 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 12:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CCS-23-255- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042462- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0497b9Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:164705)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 7 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Oct 2024 → 8 May 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published171 days ago8 May 2026, 12:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 May 2026, 12:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 8 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £0, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Large Print Runs
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Small Print Runs
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mailing and Mail Merge
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Printed envelopes
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Large Format
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Promotional Items
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Promotional/Branded Clothing
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Feather Flags and Mesh Scrim
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Large Print Runs | 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
| 2 · Small Print Runs | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
| 3 · Mailing and Mail Merge | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 4 · Printed envelopes | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 5 · Large Format | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 6 · Promotional Items | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 7 · Promotional/Branded Clothing | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 8 · Feather Flags and Mesh Scrim | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
19 commercial parties on the notice- A.Mclay & Company LtdFramework contractor
- Baker Goodchild Direct Marketing LimitedFramework contractor
- CEDAR PACKAGING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- CPS Wales LtdFramework contractor
- CapreDeeM LtdFramework contractor
- DS Repro / The Print CentreFramework contractor
- Get Yourself Noticed LtdFramework contractor
- HARLOW PRINTING LTDFramework contractor
- HansignFramework contractor
- Inc Dot Com LimitedFramework contractor
Show 9 more suppliers
- MAIL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MPS MARKETING SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- MS-GROUP LIMITED t/a Morgans ConsultFramework contractor
- Oner SignsFramework contractor
- Osmosis Promotional ProductionsFramework contractor
- PA PROMOTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Semaphore (Cardiff) LimitedFramework contractor
- Synertec LimitedFramework contractor
- Zenith MediaFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria