Published date: 30 October 2017

Last edited date: 30 October 2017

This notice was replaced on 11 May 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 11 May 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

UKBB004

Published date

30 October 2017

Closing date

4 December 2017

Contract start date

16 February 2018

Contract end date

15 February 2020

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

UK Biobank require Suppliers who can supply printing and small-scale mailing services to a high standard of reliability in both delivery and product quality, at a competitive price. UK Biobank will consider options for printing and mailing that meet the specification requirements, but are also environmentally friendly, represent value for money and easier to manage than traditional print and mailing options.

UK Biobank require suppliers to print and send a copy of its annual Newsletter by post to about 160,000 of its participants. In addition, it will store 10,000 newsletters for future use, including sending the Newsletter to an anticipated 5,000 participants whose email Newsletters will have not been received ("bounce-backs").

The Newsletter is an 8-page, A4, 4-colour newsletter, and a personalised letter on the UK Biobank letterhead. Other material may also need to be included for distribution, such as 2-sided flyers.

In addition, UK Biobank requires additional ad-hoc mailing services. These include small-scale mailing of letters to GP practices, for example, and the purchase of stationery such as envelopes, printed maps and leaflets for mailings completed in-house by UK Biobank. In the future this may also include printing of participant questionnaires. It may also include other stationery for various UK Biobank projects throughout the year, as and when required.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Andrea Howard

Address

Units 1-2 Spectrum Way
Adswood
Stockport
Sk3 0SA
England

Email

tenders@ukbiobank.ac.uk