Official UK procurement notice
Framework for Printing and Fulfilment Services
Authority: Gateshead Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGateshead Council has established a Framework for the delivery of printing and fulfilment services.
The Framework contract comprises the following Lot:
Lot 1 - Revenues, Benefits and Housing Documents
CPV: Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Printing and related services · Printing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr 11 mo from 10 Jan 2022
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £300,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Revenues, Benefits and Housing DocumentsAwardedPublished value£1,000,000
The Council has procured a mailing fulfilment service for the printing of its Revenues, Benefits and Housing documents. The service covers both our Annual and Daily Billing printing arrangements and provides for the printing of documents produced from the Council's Capita, Civica and Housing computer systems. The service also provides for the direct receipt of returned undelivered mail which is to be digitised.
Lot #2Printing and Fulfilment ServicesPublished value£520,000
Suppliers appointed to Lot 2 of the Framework will be required to provide a range of printing and fulfilment services. The services that may be required as part of this Lot include:
Quarterly and annual statements
Customer newsletters (to be mailed together with statements)
Annual surveys
Print will vary in type, size, quantity and complexity depending on the individual job.
Lot #3Printing of Council News Magazine and Other Related ArticlesPublished value£360,000
Suppliers appointed to Lot 3 of the Framework will be required to provide a printing service to the Council's Office of the Chief Executive's Service for the production of its residents' magazine 'GATESHEAD COUNCIL NEWS' and various other publications as required.
Lot #4Offset/Litho Printceiling above
Suppliers appointed to Lot 4 of the Framework will be required to provide a range of printed material ranging in nature from simple forms and one- or two-colour leaflets, to full colour brochures. The services that may be required as part of this Lot include:
Offset/Litho Print including Finishing
Digital Print including Finishing
Web Print including Finishing
Finishing is included as appropriate and includes but is not limited to:
Die-cut, Lamination, Encapsulation, Fold/crease/score, Perfect Binding, Perforation, Embossing, Foil Blocking, Eye Letting, Spot UV, Numbering
Lot #5Large Format Printceiling above
Suppliers appointed to Lot 5 of the Framework will be required to provide a range of large format printing. The services that may be required as part of this Lot include:
Bridge Banners
Pull Up Banners
Large Foamex Boards
Vehicle Signage
Posters
Finishing is included as appropriate and includes but is not limited to:
Stitching, Eyeletting, Laminating, Mounting
Lot #6Promotional PrintPublished value£100,000
Suppliers appointed to Lot 6 of the Framework will be required to provide a range of branded promotional items. The services that may be required as part of this Lot include supply and branding of:
- Pens
- Mugs
- Reusable shopping bags
- USB sticks
- Lanyards
- T-shirts
- Corporate gifts such as paperweights, key rings, mouse mats etc.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- As stated in tender: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- As stated in tender: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework for Printing and Fulfilment Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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- 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
- 5 Oct 2021, 09:53 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2022, 16:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN564294- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000353- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e7e2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Nov 2021, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
9 Nov 2021 → 10 Jan 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened9 Nov 2021, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published6 Jan 2022, 16:11 GMT
- Contract starts10 Jan 2022
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2022- Status changed to complete6 Jan 2022, 16:11 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Jan 2022, 16:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Revenues, Benefits and Housing Documents
- Signed
- 7 Dec 2021
- Value
- £600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Revenues, Benefits and Housing Documents | 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Borough Council of GatesheadContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Critiqom LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.