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# Print & Associated Services 2023

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/print-associated-services-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-0371f2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Print & Associated Services 2023". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £32,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £32,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bar-coded labels, Bespoke printed matter, Bookbinding and finishing services, Design support services, Forms (+12 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0371f2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/print-associated-services-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-0371f2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictenderscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/print-associated-services-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-0371f2#participate

## Description
The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies.
The Print & Associated Services Framework Agreement will be Multi Supplier and Multi Lot. The Authority requirement is divided into two (2) distinct Lots:
Lot 1 - Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services
Lot 3 - Special Labels
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 Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, 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 agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies
Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22000000, 22100000, 22310000, 22800000, 22820000, 30192800
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 1 is for the provision of Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services.
It is envisaged that we will appoint 12 suppliers. Suppliers must have the capability and experience to be able to provide, either directly or indirectly, the full range of servic...

### Lot 2: Specimen Bags
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 22000000, 22458000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 2 is for the provision of Specimen Bags.
It is envisaged that we will appoint 3 suppliers. Suppliers must have the capability and experience to be able to provide, either directly or indirectly, the full range of Specimen Bags listed and associat...

### Lot 3: Special Labels
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22000000, 30192800, 30199761
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Lot 3 is for the provision of Special Labels.
It is envisaged that we will appoint 3 suppliers. Suppliers must have the capability and experience to be able to provide, either directly or indirectly, the full range of Specimen Bags listed and associa...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services (active)
  - Award id: `012260-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Barr Printers Limited, Harlow Printing Limited, J Thomson Colour Printers Ltd (+9 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15062`, `GB-PPON-PTMV-1779-DHJR`, `GB-FTS-145147`, `GB-FTS-81463`, `GB-FTS-81457`, `GB-FTS-145148`, `GB-FTS-81460`, `GB-FTS-145149`, `GB-FTS-147240`, `GB-FTS-83780`, `GB-FTS-81459`, `GB-FTS-15063`
  - Value: £28,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Special Labels (active)
  - Award id: `012260-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Sciamed Ltd, Streamline Corporate**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81467`, `GB-FTS-83780`
  - Value: £3,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £28,000,000
  - Signed Date: 27/04/2023

- **Contract:** Special Labels (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,000,000
  - Signed Date: 27/04/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012260-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-28T10:26:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:45:44.556Z
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