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Published 31 Oct 2023, 13:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist Print Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Office of the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£280,000≈ £70k / year
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2023
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Jan 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender opportunity is for the award of contracts for Sussex and Surrey Police for specialist print services which has been broken down into two lots:

Lot 1: Traditional Print

Lot 2: Large Format (A1 and larger) and Printing on different materials

Each Authority will be awarding contracts to suppliers within a 35 miles radius of the Authorities HQ:

Surrey Police Headquarters: Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 9PE

Sussex Police Headquarters: Church Lane, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2DZ

Suppliers will have the opportunity to bid for one or both lots for the relevant authority.

Contracts will be for 24 months with an additional 24 months available extension.

CPV: Print finishing services · Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Printing and related services · Printing services · Services related to printing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Specialist Print ServicesRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£280,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2024 – 31 Jan 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Lewes
Extensions: Initial contract period 24 months with a further 24 months available extension.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Suppliers must be within 35 miles of Sussex or Surrey HQ.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Oct 2023, 13:05 GMT
Last source update
31 Oct 2023, 13:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
JPS1004
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032134
Classification (CPV)
Print finishing servicesPrinting and delivery servicesPrinting and distribution servicesPrinting and related servicesPrinting servicesServices related to printing
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041083 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Oct 2023 → 28 Feb 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    31 Oct 2023, 13:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2024
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office of the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety N/A Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, East Sussex, Lewes, UK, BN7 2FZContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria