Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Printing, Binding, Enveloping and Mailing Service
Authority: Inverclyde Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInverclyde Council are looking for a high quality provider of Printing , Enveloping & Mailing Service. Contractors will be expected to supply and deliver to Inverclyde Council a wide range of Printing, Enveloping and Mailing Services from single to full colour with a variety of finishes. Suppliers will be expected to deliver within very tight lead times and will also be expected to deliver to multiple locations throughout the council area and deal with multiple internal customers.
- Recurrence: The contract period is - 1st September 2021 - 31st August 2023, with option to extend until 31st August 2024 with a further option to extend until 31st August 2025. If both extension options are utilised then Inverclyde Councils timescale for retender will be estimated around May 2025.
CPV: Mailing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Open Tender Procedure for the Provision of a Printing, Binding, Enveloping and Mailing…AwardedRenewal
Open Tender Procedure for the Provision of a Printing, Binding, Enveloping and Mailing Service. Additional information: Please refer to Tender Documents
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical (Quality): 30%
- price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (Quality): 30
- Price: 70
- Economic & financial standing
Inverclyde Council will check the financial status of applicants by means of a Dun and Bradstreet assessment. In order to be considered, applicants must achieve one of the following:
(a) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 3 or less, the annual contract value should also be less than 50% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years.
OR
b) Where the tenderers Dun & Bradstreet risk indicator is 2 or less, the annual contract value should also be less than 75% of the tenderers average turnover over the preceding 2 years.
PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO BIDDERS BELOW:
APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEY MEET THESE CRITERIA AS FAILURE OF THE FINANCIAL CHECK WILL MEAN THAT THEIR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR DUN AND BRADSTREET RATINGS ARE CORRECT AND IT IS THE APPLICANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE ANY QUERIES WITH DUN AND BRADSTREET IF THEY FEEL A CORRECTION IS REQUIRED. THE COUNCIL WILL RELY ON THE RISK RATING IT OBTAINS AT THE TIME IT PERFORMS THE D&B FINANCIAL CHECK.
You must provide your average yearly turnover for the last 2 years. Turnover must be provided from your audited accounts. Turnover from unaudited accounts or part year turnover will not be accepted.
If you are unable to provide the turnover information required due to being exempt from submission of full audited accounts, please provide an explanation on why you are exempt in response…
Minimum: The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 5 million GBP Public Liability: 2 million GBP Public Liability to include loss of data, brea… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders will be required to provide 2 examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver a Printing, Binding, Enveloping and Mailing Service in the past 3 years. Examples must demonstrate you have experience of delivering a contract of a similar size and nature that can be transferrable into the context of this contract opportunity. (Examples from both public and/or private sector customers and clients may be provided)
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
Yes · The contract period is - 1st September 2021 - 31st August 2023, with option to extend until 31st August 2024 with a further option to extend until 31st August 2025. If both extension options are utilised then Inverclyde Councils timescale for retender will be estimated around May 2025.
- First published
- 5 May 2021, 14:55 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2021, 10:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CP0390/FIN- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018861- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ad63Find a Tender
Publisher note: SPD 4D - QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES If the bidder does not hold UKAs (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information". SPD 4D - HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum, then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information". SPD 4D.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES If the bidder does not hold UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate then the bidder must hold the information contained in the buyer attachment area in PCS-T (file name "Contract Notice Additional Information". (SC Ref:662967)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Jun 2021 → 1 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published5 Aug 2021, 10:45 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2021, 10:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critiqom Ltd | £300,086 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018861-2021-1 · Critiqom Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £300,086
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Greenock Sherriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CritiqomAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.