Published date: 5 January 2022

This notice was replaced on 5 January 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 17 March 2022)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed matter and related products - 22000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£62,000 to £92,000

Procurement reference

NSOMS001-DN584367-52150936

Published date

5 January 2022

Closing date

19 January 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

7 March 2022

Contract end date

6 March 2024

Contract type

Supply 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

North Somerset Council would like to invite you to quote for the printing and posting of garden waste permit stickers and polytuff self-tie tags. These are to be sent to customers of the kerbside garden waste collection service in North Somerset for the new service year running from March 2022-23, with an optional 12-month extension from March 2023-24.

The garden waste service is a chargeable kerbside collection service that runs from April 1st to March 31st every year. Residents are invited to sign up from early March onwards to receive collections for the time-period specified above. They can sign up for a maximum of two permit stickers or two tags per household. After signing up, the resident is sent a garden waste permit in the form of an adhesive sticker for their bin or a polytuff tag to attach to their bags by looping it around one of the handles. The permit serves as an aid to the collection crew in identifying which properties are signed up to the service.

In year (1st April 2021 - 31st March 2022) we had about 50,000 sign ups across 43,000 households. This means for the new service year, we require approximately 55,000 permits and tags (52,000 permits, 3,000 tags) to be printed and posted over the March 2022 - March 2023 period. The first mail-out will be the week commencing 14th March.

Most of the permits will be issued during the first three months. As a rough estimation based on last year's figures, we are expecting a cumulative total of approximately 22,000 mail-outs (number and type of permits included variable) to be mailed out within the first 4 weeks of sign up going live.

We can supply design files for the permits, with artwork as HR PDF with crops and bleeds, if required. If following our design would result in extra cost, please state this in your tender response. Alternatively, if you provide a ready-made cutter, please also let us know.

Permits need to be mailed out twice weekly. Data (including but not limited to address details, title, resident surname, permit type etc) will be provided via a secure method twice weekly. The data will indicate the number of registrations at each address (1 sticker, 2 stickers, 1 tag or 2 tags). The permits will need to be posted out with a mail-merged covering letter showing the residents name and address (folded and hand inserted), using the data provided. The permits can either be attached to the letter or included separately.


About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Braund

Address

Town Hall
Walliscote Grove Road
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1UJ
England

Telephone

+44 1275888857

Email

Rachel.Braund@n-somerset.gov.uk

Website

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/