Published date: 20 February 2020
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Printing and graphics equipment - 42962000
Paper, printing and bookbinding machinery and parts - 42991000
Printing machinery - 42991200
Print utility software package - 48773000
Print shop software package - 48970000
Location of contract
LA1 4YW
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
SP/19/1125 - AWARD
Published date
20 February 2020
Closing date
3 February 2020
Contract start date
2 March 2020
Contract end date
1 March 2025
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Lancaster University wish to procure the services of a Multifunctional Device supplier to undertake the supply, delivery and installation of equipment for the University Print Room.
All suppliers on Lot 1 of the Multifunctional Devices and Associated Print Services and Suppliers Framework, ref: CPC/DU/MFD/02A have been invited to submit a bid in accordance with the enclosed specification and scope of requirements.
Lancaster University print room sits within the commercial services section of the Facilities division. It is an established dynamic print room and is run on a commercial footing along with a photography, design, and video service. We offer digital and wide format printing to a mainly internal customer base in both colour and mono on a wide variety of media.
We offer a range of online and offline finishing options including ring and thermal binding as well as booklet making. In this tender we are looking to expand our off line finishing options to ensure specialist colour printing is retained in house wherever possible.
Our peak workflows occur in Sept/Oct and Dec/Jan and our core product during those periods are course readers and workbooks, however due to digitisation the demand for these products is declining.
We currently utilise a cloud hosted EFI DSF web to print as part of our customer interface, and this is a popular method of job submission. We would like to develop and improve this interface by having different storefronts for different customers.
Our mono volume in the print room is in the region of 4,000,000 mono impressions and 850,000 colour impressions. Colour volumes are growing and mono volumes are falling which is typical in the HE sector.
We currently own a Xerox J75 and a Konica Bizhub 1052 which are used as backup devices.
We also have on our current contract a further colour 70ppm engine and two 130 ppm mono engines. Contracted finishing equipment currently includes a Morgana BM500 booklet maker and an EBR5560 guillotine. The contract for all these items ends on the 29th Feb 2020.
Our wide format printing devices include an HP Latex2600 and an HPZ2100, both of which need to be replaced.
We are looking at options for a Flatbed UV printer given that the current university spend on signage is in the region of £80,000 pa.
We are also looking at options to support our School of Architecture students with devices which will sit on Papercut.
We our looking for a lease contract lasting 5 years.
Award information
Awarded date
20 February 2020
Contract start date
2 March 2020
Contract end date
1 March 2025
Total value of contract
£0
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Apogee Corporation Ltd
Address
Headquarters Nimbus House, Liphook Way,20/20 Business Park,, Maidstone , Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom, ME16 0FZ
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Laura Ross
Address
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 4YW
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1524 592537
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