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Published 25 Feb 2022, 17:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Managed Print Solutions Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£30,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2022awarded 29 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Ministers, acting through Scottish Procurement, are seeking to establish a multi supplier national Framework Agreement for the provision of Managed Print Solutions.

  • Recurrence: 4 years

CPV: Colour graphics printers · Computer equipment and supplies · Content management software package · Digital printing services · Document management services · Document management software development services · Documentation services · Electronic mail services · Fax equipment · Fusion equipment for plastics · Hardware integration consultancy services · Inkjet printers · +38 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 8 suppliers · 9 bids received (1.1 per place) · 9 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The framework will include the supply and delivery of a a wide portfolio of print…AwardedRenewalPublished value£30,000,000

The framework will include the supply and delivery of a a wide portfolio of print products ranging from small single function desktop printers to large print room high volume products, consisting of mono and colour, network and non-network requirements and services and solution up to a fully managed print service.

Documents can be found at:

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗ and search for the following ITT:

itt_41418 - Managed Print Solutions Framework Agreement

The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Information about Scottish Public Bodies is available at:

www.gov.scot/policies/public-bodies/ ↗

Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at:

www.gov.scot/policies/public-sect… ↗ Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Across the geography of Scotland.
Extensions: The initial duration of the framework agreement will be 24 months with the option to extend for up to 2 further 12 month periods.Variant 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    This section refers to the question ESPD.4 in Part IV Section E of the ESPD (Scotland).

    Minimum: The Authority will undertake a Company Financial Assessment for each Tenderer using Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Failure Risk Score for the Tenderer and any consortia or reliance members, as detailed in the minimum level(s) of standards required below. Details of the D&B ”A Guide to Du…
  • Technical & professional ability

    This section refers to the question ESPD.4 in Part IV Section E of the ESPD (Scotland).

    Minimum: Part 4E: Bidders will be required to confirm that they meet ALL the selection criteria requirements. Contractors will be expected to maintain a standard of environmental protection, including, where appropriate, accreditation to ISO14001/EMAS or equivalent standards, relevant to …
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Managed Print Solutions Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 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
Goods
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
Yes · 4 years
First published
25 Feb 2022, 17:04 GMT
Last source update
20 Sept 2022, 09:44 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
SP-21-046
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026167
Classification (CPV)
Colour graphics printersComputer equipment and suppliesContent management software packageDigital printing servicesDocument management servicesDocument management software development servicesDocumentation servicesElectronic mail servicesFax equipmentFusion equipment for plastics
+40 moreHardware integration consultancy servicesInkjet printers
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031b74 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:704278)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
8 Apr 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Apr 2022, 16:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Apr 2022 → 20 Sept 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Apr 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Apr 2022, 16:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Sept 2022, 09:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Sept 2022, 09:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 9admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 92 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Aug 2022

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

Contracts

  • Contract 026167-2022-SP-21-046-1

    Signed
    29 Aug 2022
    Value
    £30,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8EAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice
  • Canon (UK) LimitedFramework contractor 4 Roundwood Avenue, Stockley Park,, Uxbridge, UK, UB11 1AFContact phone
  • Capital Document Solutions LtdFramework contractor 4 Centurion Business Park, Seaward Place, Glasgow, UK, G41 1HHContact phone
  • EpsonFramework contractor Westside, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, UK, HP3 9TDContact phone
  • HP Inc UK LtdFramework contractor Cain Road, , Amen Corner, Bracknell, UK, RG12 1HnContact phone
  • Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) LtdFramework contractor Miles Gray Road, Basildon, UK, SS14 3ARContact phone
  • Ricoh UK Ltd.Framework contractor 800 Pavilion Drive, Northampton Business Park, Northampton, UK, NN4 7YLContact phone
  • Workflo Solutions Scotland LtdFramework contractor 15 Shairps Business Park, Houston Ind Est, Livingston, UK, EH545fdContact phone
  • XMA LimitedFramework contractor Junction 24 Business Park, Pavilion 2, Helen Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, G51 3HFContact phone
  • Xerox (UK) LimitedFramework contractor Building 4, Uxbridge Business Park, Sanderson Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK, UB8 1DHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.