Official UK procurement notice
Transactional Print · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Transactional Print and Mailing Solution
CPV: Printing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Transactional Print and Mailing Solution will include but is not limited to:…Awarded
Transactional Print and Mailing Solution will include but is not limited to: a)Transactional Print: is the printing of multiple transactions for each customer along with the fixed line details like name and address. All Transactional Print Jobs are defined by the Production Specifications and will be sent to the Suppliers as pre-composed files. b)Mailing Service: is the mailing of completed individual letters and mailing packs via SLC’s nominated supplier(s). Please note: Mailmark cannot be sprayed on the letter, it must be on the outer envelope. Transactional Print and Mailing Solution is as defined in the Statement of Requirements Document, includes but is not limited to: Print:
- Product specification
- Management and delivery of print requirements and associated services
- Procurement of products and services
- Digital asset management
- Supply chain management Associated Services:
- Stock management
- Paper management
- Logistics
- Warehousing
- Fulfilment
- Desktop publishing
- Creative
- Artwork
- Testing Print & Return
- Hybrid mail Print Procurement and Warehousing solution to include Stock List Print Items:
- These Recurring non-personalised print jobs e.g. Inserts
- These will appear on the SLC Product specifications as inserts only
- These will appear on the Stock list as inserts
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jun 2023, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2023, 19:05 BST
- Authority reference
2021-TR-0183- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016213- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d48bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The procurement exercise took the form of a mini-competition utilising an existing framework, RM6170 Print Management Services Lot 2, put in place by Crown Commercial Services, this framework was awarded in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=787476894" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=787476894</a> GO Reference: GO-202367-PRO-23145631
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd | £3,100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Transactional Print · Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2023
- Value
- £3,100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Student Loans CompanyMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Paragon Customer Communications (London ) Litd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.