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Published 16 Mar 2021, 12:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Members Magazine and Guide Postage

Official notice

Authority: Tate Gallery

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£2,750,000≈ £1.4m / year
Submissions closed 23 Apr 2021
Contract term 2 yrsends 13 May 2023 · extension options published · starts 14 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tate Members are looking for a supplier to fulfil regular postage requirements for the Tate bi-monthly guide and the Tate Etc. magazine. The contract is being offered for a two-year initial period with three additional single year extensions for a total of five years.

There are currently more than 135,000 active Tate Members who receive the Tate Guide and Tate Etc. magazine as part of their benefits. Printed content such as the Tate Guide and magazine are essential to Tate Members and provide high customer contact levels.

Tate Guides are mailed out six times per year and the Tate Etc. magazine accompanies three of these mailings. Smaller supplementary mailings following each of the three mailings where Tate Etc is included with the guide.

CPV: Postal and telecommunications services · Postal services · Postal services related to letters · Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals · Postal services related to parcels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£2,750,000
Contract period: 14 May 2021 – 13 May 2023 (2 yrs)
Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: The Contract will be in place for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 3 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years. The Contract is intended to start on 14 May 2021. Any subsequent extension to the Contract will be agreed between Tate and the Supplier.Variant bids: not allowed
64000000 Postal and telecommunications services64110000 Postal services64111000 Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals64112000 Postal services related to letters64113000 Postal services related to parcels

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Mar 2021, 12:32 GMT
Last source update
16 Mar 2021, 12:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Apr 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-005288
Classification (CPV)
Postal and telecommunications servicesPostal servicesPostal services related to lettersPostal services related to newspapers and periodicalsPostal services related to parcels
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029c19 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Postal-services./597WG3Y4W3 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/597WG3Y4W3 GO Reference: GO-2021316-PRO-17937895

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST

Timeline

16 Mar 2021 → 14 May 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    16 Mar 2021, 12:32 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    14 May 2021, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tate Gallery

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsRecreation, culture and religion 20 John Islip Street, Millbank, London, London, SW1P 4RGContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria