Published date: 9 December 2015

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 16 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Composition services - 79822000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SO15701

Published date

9 December 2015

Closing date

16 December 2015

Contract start date

18 January 2016

Contract end date

17 February 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The main aim of the requirement is for a one-stop-shop supplier with the facilities to take the communications requirement from initial concept through design and typesetting then output to large format or purely digital product. The winning bidder will be expected to design creative and engaging graphic communications of the Departments' content in large format digital and online media formats.

The contractor will provide simple and complex design and typesetting for strategic communications projects and diverse target audiences.
Design and advice solutions should reflect the whole life cycle of the project, including creative approaches, as well as practical and innovative digital production solutions.

Please see attached document for full description and please note that:


There will be occasions when DfT officials will need to convey late and complicated last minute changes directly to the operator at the typesetter's production site to maintain urgent publishing schedules. This will be the case during late running projects for major policy announcements, highly technical policy publications and high profile Ministerial announcements.
These revises will often include many technical, design and editing refinements which can go wrong in typesetting and need to be corrected immediately to achieve an accurate revision and maintain the urgent schedule. As the final check, these on-site revises must be incorporated quickly and accurately allowing DfT to advise on adjusting page elements and controlling page creep' to ensure the layout remains acceptable before the final sign-off.
The Department therefore has an on-going operational requirement for:
• 24hr turnarounds
• Late evening and weekend services (by arrangement)
• Instructing urgent author corrections at the contractors premises (by arrangement).

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Please 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 at the Invitation to Tender stage.

Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at
http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender


Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, you will need to express and interest for the Insert Title This is done by emailing eEnablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
Your email must clearly state:

• the name of this procurement SO15701 DfT Design and Typesetting Services .
• the name of the registered supplier; and
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending
the email.

Crown Commercial Service will then process this email and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

Award information

Awarded date

11 February 2016

Contract start date

15 February 2016

Contract end date

14 February 2017

Total value of contract

£96,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CSM Sport & Entertainment LLP

Address

Southside, 6th Floor
105 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Communications Team

Address

Concept House
Newport
NP10 8QQ
England

Telephone

01633 811600

Email

customerops.communications@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/