Print Services - Customer Comms

Official notice

Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Awarded value£400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of print (application form, notes, envelopes and associated packaging and distribution to Learning Centres throughout UK) to support key customer communications leading to applications on time to support the wider business operations of SLC

CPV: Printing and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · Glasgow City

Extensions: Option to extend for 2 x 12 months

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Dec 2023, 19:06 GMT
Last source update: 21 Dec 2023, 19:06 GMT
Authority reference: 2022-TR-0009
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-037768
Classification (CPV): Printing and related services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042965 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This procurement was conducted as a call off from a Crown Commercial Services framework and as such did not need to be advertised.

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=831899661" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=831899661</a> GO Reference: GO-20231221-PRO-24835965

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) LimitedPrint Services - Customer Communications	£400,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Print Services - Customer Communications · Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited
Signed
1 Dec 2023
Value
£400,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Student Loans Company Limited

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawThe administration of Student Loans 10 Clyde Place, Glasgow, Scotland, G5 8DFContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Student Loans CompanyReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited, trading as the APS GroupAwarded supplier00681528 Chetham House, Bird Hall Lane, Cheadle Heath, Cheshire, North West, SK3 0ZP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.