Published date: 1 February 2018

Last edited date: 1 February 2018

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: 23 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous printed matter - 22900000

  • Printed stationery except forms - 30199700

Location of contract

M13 9PL

Value of contract

£2,500,000 to £15,000,000

Procurement reference

2017/1289/Print2018/JL

Published date

1 February 2018

Closing date

23 February 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University plans to undertake a procurement exercise in early 2018 for the renewal of the framework agreement for external print providers.

Traditionally the University has divided the contract into categories which are;
• Category 1 - Small requirements, eg single or two-colour leaflets, four-colour short runs etc;
• Category 2 - Medium requirements, eg full-colour medium run booklets/brochures etc;
• Category 3 - High-volume work, eg four-colour long runs, four-colour magazine (ie Alumni Magazine) and four-colour prospectus.

There are currently 18 suppliers with some being awarded against all categories and other specialising in single categories.

We currently don't cover print/fulfilment, direct mail or books under contract but would be looking to incorporate these into the new contract for a 'one stop shop' provision. We are excluding design/creative services merchandising/promotional goods within this RFI.

We are currently exploring other potential routes to market and in particular a managed service. The aim of this questionnaire is to better understand the benefits and risks associated with such a provision.

More information

Links

Additional text

To express an interest in this project please visit the website below where you will need to register to obtain tender documentation.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Central Procurement

Address

Oxford Road
Manchester
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Telephone

01612752160

Email

procurement@manchester.ac.uk