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AwardedFind a Tender · award
BuyerThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published11 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, has put in place an agreement for the provision of printed matter, digital communications and related products for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. The agreement included multiple routes to market (Direct Award and Further Competition) However, Lot 2 route to market is Further competition only for purchasing print products, digital communications and all associated services to provide an end to end print management service. The scope included all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers. The lotting structure of this framework was determined as a result of market engagement and is as follows: Lot 2 Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition) Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

Delivery location

UK

Categories

Printing and related services 79800000Printing and related services 79800000

Lot details

Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)

Multiple suppliers, Further Competition lot. The scope included all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers. Additional information: Suppliers awarded a Lot 2 contract were not awarded the Lot 1 framework contract. Please also see VI.3) Additional information.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Quality — 80
price — 20

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
2Printing and related servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 79. The category anchor is Printing and related services (79800000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 799,5444 median · 32.9 average (3,829 of 9,544 with a bid count)3.2 average (4,284 of 9,544 with named award suppliers)1 comparable price pairs
Same buyer2914 median · 14.2 average (6 of 29 with a bid count)1 average (6 of 29 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UK2,6494 median · 65 average (1,021 of 2,649 with a bid count)5.1 average (1,200 of 2,649 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

008760-2025-1

Statusactive
Value£740,000,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-043a79
Latest release ID008760-2025
Latest release timestampTue Mar 11 2025 14:40:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
11 Mar 2025award, contract008760-2025
11 Nov 2024award, contract036419-2024
8 Nov 2024award, contract036271-2024
25 Apr 2024tenderUpdate013431-2024
22 Apr 2024tender013008-2024
15 Feb 2024planning005113-2024

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (6 releases)
11 Mar 2025 · 008760-2025 · award, contract
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11 Nov 2024 · 036419-2024 · award, contract
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8 Nov 2024 · 036271-2024 · award, contract
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25 Apr 2024 · 013431-2024 · tenderUpdate
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22 Apr 2024 · 013008-2024 · tender
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  "description": "As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c20c14f7-ecd2-495a-9b9c-a826bfda740f\n1) Contract notice transparency information for the agreement;\n2) Contract notice authorised customer list;\n3) Rights reserved for CCS framework.\nThe Government Security Classifications (GSC) Policy came into force on 2 April 2014 and describes how HM Government classifies information assets to ensure they are appropriately protected. It applies to all information that Government collects, stores, processes, generates or shares to deliver services and conduct business.\nCyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, for services under and in connection with this procurement.\nRefer to https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/cyber-essentials-faqs for more information.\nSome purchases under this framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations (as defined in Attachment 1 – About the framework within the invitation to tender documentation). In such cases, Call-offs from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and the buyers may, at their discretion, modify the terms of the Framework and any Call-off Contracts to reflect that buyer’s specific needs.\nFor Lot 2 only, CCS reserves the right to award a framework to any bidder whose final score is within 1% of the last position. Please refer to Attachment 2 How to Bid in the tender documents.\nRegistering for access:\nThis procurement will be managed electronically via the eSourcing suite. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with bidders. If you have recently registered on the eSourcing suite for another CCS procurement you can use the same account for this new procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal.\nUse the following link for information on how register and use the eSourcing tool: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/esourcing-tool-guidance-for-suppliers\nFor assistance please contact the eSourcing Help desk operated by email at eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk or call 0345 410 2222.\nBidders can bid for more than one Lot. However, a bidder cannot be awarded a Framework Contract for both Lots. Bidders may submit bids for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 but can only be awarded a framework contract for one Lot.\nIf a Bidder is ranked in first position in Lot 1 based on their  final score then the Bidder will be awarded the Lot 1 framework contract and cannot be awarded a Lot 2 framework contract. Please refer to Attachment 2 How to Bid for further details.\nPlease note the contract period is for 48 months with a 3 month implementation period",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}
15 Feb 2024 · 005113-2024 · planning
{
  "id": "005113-2024",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2024-02-15T14:44:43Z",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-043a79",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-8425",
    "name": "The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "RM6297",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "title": "Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award)",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "Single supplier, Direct Award lot.\nProvision of Command and House Paper Service.\nThe scope shall include all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers. Additional information: n/a"
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "title": "Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "Multiple suppliers, Further Competition lot.\nThe scope shall include all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers. Additional information: N/A"
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UK"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "79800000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Printing and related services"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "relatedLot": "2",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UK"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "79800000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Printing and related services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Print and Digital Communications",
    "value": {
      "amount": 930000000,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "status": "planned",
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "description": "Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of printed matter, digital communications and related products for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies.\nThe agreement shall include multiple routes to market (Direct Award and Further Competition) for purchasing print products, digital communications and all associated services to provide an end to end print management service.\nThe scope shall include all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers.\nThe lotting structure of this framework has been determined as a result of market engagement and is as follows:\nLot 1 Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award, including Command & House Papers)\nLot 2 Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)\n\n        \nFurther information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2024-03-21T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "classification": {
      "id": "79800000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Printing and related services"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-8425",
      "name": "The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)",
      "roles": [
        "buyer",
        "centralPurchasingBody"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UK",
        "locality": "Liverpool",
        "postalCode": "L3 9PP",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.gov.uk/ccs",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "MINISTRY",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions"
          },
          {
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "Public Procurement"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "ccsprintteam@crowncommercial.gov.uk",
        "telephone": "+44 3454102222"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "description": "This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to launch a framework agreement to replace RM6170 Print Management Services.\nPlease could you express your interest by emailing ccsprintteam@crowncommercial.gov.uk no later than midday on Thursday 29th February 2024. If you have already expressed your interest to the previous PIN released in December, there is no need to send another email.\nYour email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement and the lots you would be interested in bidding for.\nProcurement information:\nCrown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk\nPlease note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.\nThe value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years.\nThe date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page (https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming)   for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.\nSupplier assurance requirements:\nThe Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.\nTo participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials Plus certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement.\nThe bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Plus Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement.\nAdditional supplier assurance requirements will be made available during the market engagement sessions and at the time of tender release. \nA Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here;\nhttps://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c95c443a-e57a-4d12-bbfe-86e68b03e056\nThis prior information notice replaces the previous PIN issued on the 13/12/2023;\nhttps://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1133854c-44c5-40fe-b63c-67587a1d92f0",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}