Published date: 1 August 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative services for business operations - 75112000

  • Mailing services - 79571000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£4,500,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN426462-79157000

Published date

1 August 2019

Closing date

2 September 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2025

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?

No

Description

Leicester City Council currently is in contract with a service provider for the bulk document mailing services (printing, enclosing and mailing) generated by the Revenues & Customer Support Service, Housing and Business Services Centre only, that expires in July 2020.
Leicester City Council does not any have provision for ad hoc and non-bulk letters for all services to use a hybrid mail solution and these still follow the old traditional manual methods that denotes significant staff resource.
In advance of the current contract ending in 2020, a new contract is sought by the Council for all Hybrid Mail requirements for a provider(s) who can fully meet the operational requirements for both bulk and ad hoc documents.
Any provider(s) will be expected to provide a service for ALL generated documentation either as bulk or ad hoc, as per the defined Lot 1 and/or Lot 2, that is created by Leicester City Council to bring efficiencies not only of practice, process and security but also to provide best value for the organisation.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Lorraine Dixon

Address

Bosworth House
9-15 Princess Road West
Leicester
LE1 6TH
England

Telephone

+44 1164541219

Email

Lorraine.Dixon@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk