Supply of Paper for Book Production/OPEN/PRO/2023

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Published estimate£3,000,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 21 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The OU requires the supply of coated printing paper and board in 100gsm and 300gsm weights in varying sheet and reel sizes, delivered to contracted print suppliers, for book production. Both the paper and board must be certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council). The contract will be for 3 years with a possible 12 month extension to a total length not exceeding 4 years.

CPV: Printing paper

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1RenewalPublished value£300,000

Delivery: South East

Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years (36 months) and may be extended by the OUfor a further 1 x 12 month period up to a maximum of 4 years at its total discretion.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

Conditions of participation2

Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

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: Goods
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: 22 Aug 2023, 18:41 BST
Last source update: 22 Aug 2023, 18:41 BST
Award evaluation window: 21 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference: OUPA10900
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-024711
Classification (CPV): Printing paper
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f61d Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 21 Sept 2023, 12:15 BST

Timeline

22 Aug 2023 → 21 Sept 2023 · 3 dates

Notice published
22 Aug 2023, 18:41 BST
Submission deadline
21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
21 Sept 2023, 12:15 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Open University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Services, Walton Hall,, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6BPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria