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plannedFind a Tender · planning
BuyerThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£1,700,000,000
Published13 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of printed matter, digital communications and related products for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. The agreement shall include multiple routes to market (Direct Award, Further Competition, Click and Buy Digital Platform) for purchasing print products, digital communications and all associated services to provide an end to end print management service. The scope shall include all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers. The lotting structure of this framework has been determined as a result of market engagement and is as follows: Lot 1 Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award, including Command & House Papers) Lot 2 Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition) Lot 3 Print Marketplace Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

Delivery location

UK · UK · UK

Categories

Printed matter and related products 22000000Printed books, brochures and leaflets 22100000Printed books 22110000School books 22111000Brochures 22150000Booklets 22160000Cheque forms 22440000Security-type printed matter 22450000Permits 22456000Entrance cards 22457000Tickets 22459000Advertising stickers and strips 22459100Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals 22460000Catalogues 22461000List holders 22461100Advertising material 22462000Manuals 22470000Forms 22820000Electoral forms 22821000Business forms 22822000Continuous business forms 22822100Non-continuous business forms 22822200Miscellaneous printed matter 22900000Printing paper 30197630Self-copy or other copy paper 30197640Photocopier paper 30197643Card for printing 30197645Computer platforms 30211300Printing and related services 79800000Printing and related services 79800000

Lot details

Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award)

Single supplier, Direct Award lot. Provision of Command and House Paper Service. The scope shall include the print management services for all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, election print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers.

Statusplanned

Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)

Multiple suppliers, Further Competition lot. The scope shall include the print management services for all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, election print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers.

Statusplanned

Print Marketplace

Single supplier for the provision of a technology platform for a self-serve print solution. This will enable end users in the public sector to access real-time pricing on a dynamic basis from local print suppliers for a wide range of print requirements.

Statusplanned

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Printing and related servicesNot published
2Printing and related servicesNot published
3Printed matter and related products, Printed books, brochures and leaflets, Printed books, School books, Brochures, Booklets, Cheque forms, Security-type printed matter, Permits, Entrance cards, Tickets, Advertising stickers and strips, Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals, Catalogues, List holders, Advertising material, Manuals, Forms, Electoral forms, Business forms, Continuous business forms, Non-continuous business forms, Miscellaneous printed matter, Printing paper, Self-copy or other copy paper, Photocopier paper, Card for printing, Computer platformsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 22. The category anchor is Printed matter and related products (22000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 227434 median · 26.4 average (331 of 743 with a bid count)4.4 average (358 of 743 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK23010 median · 52.3 average (86 of 230 with a bid count)7.4 average (97 of 230 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)5Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04253e
Latest release ID036642-2023
Latest release timestampWed Dec 13 2023 12:57:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,700,000,000
Tender lots in source3
Tender items in source3
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
13 Dec 2023planning036642-2023

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
13 Dec 2023 · 036642-2023 · planning
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  "description": "This Prior Information Notice is to signal our intention to release our next iteration of the CCS Print framework and to gauge interest within the Print market. Please express your interest by emailing ccsprintteam@crowncommercial.gov.uk no later than midday on 31st January 2024. Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in any market engagement and the lots you would be interested in bidding for. \nAs part of this prior information notice the following can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1133854c-44c5-40fe-b63c-67587a1d92f0\nYour email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement and the lots you would be interested in bidding for.\nProcurement information:\nCrown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk\nPlease note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.\nThe value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years.\nThe date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page (https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming)   for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.\nSupplier assurance requirements:\nThe Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.\nTo participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials Plus certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement.\nThe bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Plus Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement.\nAdditional supplier assurance requirements will be made available during the market engagement sessions and at the time of tender release.",
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