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Published 20 Oct 2021, 18:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Elections and Canvass Printing Tender

Official notice

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Nov 2021awarded 9 Dec 2021
Awarded to Financial Data Management Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is looking to procure a suitable equipped and

qualified print contractor to produce a range of Electoral documents. The Council holds

scheduled elections each May by thirds, parish, county, regional and national elections,

referendums, and an annual canvass. The successful tenderer must be able to produce all

the required documents and signage and ensure they are delivered securely to a strict

timetable. The successful tenderer will be expected to work alongside the Council’s Election

team to ensure all data is managed in a secure and professional manner.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Printed matter and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: This contract will be for initial 4 year term with the option of 1 annual extension. (4+1)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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
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
Awarded
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
20 Oct 2021, 18:41 BST
Last source update
9 Dec 2021, 16:38 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN577371
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030721
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityPrinted matter and related products
Delivery area
South East (UKJ46)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ee3a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Nov 2021 → 9 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 Dec 2021, 16:38 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Dec 2021, 16:38 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Financial Data Management LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is looking to procure a suitable equipped and4bids · 4 electronic1—£200,000 – £200,000
Whole notice———£200,000 – £200,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Tunbridge Wells, South East, TN1 1RSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Mid Kent Legal ServicesMediation bodyReview body Tunbridge WellsContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.