Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Print Services
Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNottingham Trent University’s requirement for the Provision of Print Services will be fulfilled under the NWUPC Framework PRI3173NW Print Solutions (DPS) and calling off Lot 4 Printed Marketing Materials.
Notice of abandonment of the Procurement
CPV: Bespoke printed matter · Composition services · Miscellaneous printed matter · Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery · Postcards, greeting cards and other printed matter · Print finishing services · Printed X-ray envelopes · Printed books · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Printed envelopes · Printed matter and related products · Printed non-window envelopes · +8 more
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Market period
- 2 yrs from 1 Oct 2023
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Printed Stationery (e.g. envelopes, letterhead, labels)CancelledRenewal UK, East Midlands
Lot #2Security Printing (e.g. exam booklets, badges)Renewal UK
Printing related to ‘security’ such as exam documents, name badges, plastic ID cards etc.
This category covers the provision of the following services for the relevant category of product: Design and pre-production work, Printing, Finishing, Fulfilment and Storage. The scope also includes Direct Mail on a non-mandatory basis. Agreement users will define print management service requirements at call-off and not all in-scope services will be required in each instance. See the DPS Application Document for a full outline of in scope products and services.
Lot #3Printed ProspectusesRenewal UK
This category covers the provision of the following services for the relevant category of product: Design and pre-production work, Printing, Finishing, Fulfilment and Storage. The scope also includes Direct Mail on a non-mandatory basis. Agreement users will define print management service requirements at call-off and not all in-scope services will be required in each instance. See the DPS Application Document for a full outline of in scope products and services.
Lot #4Printed Marketing Materials (e.g. leaflets, banners, posters)Renewal UK
This category covers the provision of the following services for the relevant category of product: Design and pre-production work, Printing, Finishing, Fulfilment and Storage. The scope also includes Direct Mail on a non-mandatory basis. Agreement users will define print management service requirements at call-off and not all in-scope services will be required in each instance. See the DPS Application Document for a full outline of in scope products and services.
Lot #5Digital Print ServicesRenewal UK
This category is for the provision of Digital Print Services only. This covers the products listed in each of categories 1-4 above. Digital print jobs may be small or large quantity and cover design and pre-production, printing (digital only), finishing and fulfilment as outlined above.
The scope of Category 5 also includes Direct Mail on a non-mandatory basis. Agreement users will define print management service requirements at call-off and not all in-scope services will be required in each instance.
Lot #6Print Managed ServiceRenewal UK
Category 6 Print Managed Services is to allow member institutions to access a neutral vendor to obtain the best value service for members. The neutral vendor will appoint and manage suppliers capable of providing the services covered in Categories 1-5.
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 (5)
- Technical Capability: 28%
- Order Fulfilment and Delivery: 25%
- Account Management: 2%
- price: 30%
- Sustainability: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- Technical Capability: 28%
- Order Fulfilment and Delivery: 25%
- Account Management: 2%
- Sustainability: 15%
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Print Services” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Aug 2023, 15:21 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2024, 16:31 GMT
- Authority reference
NTU/23/2493/OK- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039805- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec7aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Notice of abandonment of the Procurement. In accordance with regulation 55(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “PCR”), we are writing to notify you that the University has taken the decision not to proceed with the Procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 30 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Oct 2023 → 30 Sept 2027 · 3 dates- Contract starts1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published10 Dec 2024, 16:31 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 338 days · period end, not a bid countdown30 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2024- Status changed to cancelled10 Dec 2024, 16:31 GMT
- Procurement method changed10 Dec 2024, 16:31 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Dec 2024, 16:31 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- North Western Universities Purchasing ConsortiumContracting authoritySub-central contracting authorityEducation
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NWUPC LtdReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview bodyReview contact point
- The Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.