Published date: 18 April 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 27 February 2023, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

SA6 7JL

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

PS/22/163

Published date

18 April 2023

Closing date

27 February 2023

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

18 April 2023

Contract end date

17 April 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

DVLA Output Services Group (OSG) provides the Agency with its print and mail functionality. DVLA has the largest in-house print and mail facility within UK government producing 100 million of mail items per year averaging at just under 400,000 transactions per day. DVLA complete work on behalf of other government departments and agencies including Home Office, Drivers and Vehicles Standards Agency, Drivers and Vehicles Agency, Highways Agency, and Government Digital Notify Service.

Within OSG, Graphic Print Unit (GPU) caters for the Agency's diverse requirements for high quality publications such as corporate documents, operational forms, communication materials and illustrations.
A heavy duty hydraulic guillotine is used to cut documents, inserts and notepads prior to being issued to the business or external stakeholders. Work is processed on demand as well as an ad hoc basis, depending on requirements. Currently there are over a million documents processed per year.
Graphic Print Units current guillotine is 22 years and the Agency is looking to replace the equipment.
The DVLA is looking to procure a Guillotine Solution along with associated Support and Maintenance for a period of 5 years with an option for two further 12-month periods which will be determined on a year-by-year basis at the sole discretion of the DVLA.

The requirement is for the following items:

• Guillotine -Purchase
• Support & Maintenance (5 years with Optional 1 +1 addition)

The Agency will be procuring this machinery to replace the existing guillotine machine within DVLA's GPU.
The procurement for replacement of this machinery shall encompass:
 Supply and installation of the guillotine machine.
 Support and maintenance of the proposed machinery during the full term of the agreement.
 The removal and disposal of existing equipment. This being a Horizon Perfecta 76UC - Dimensions - width-1.8m, depth-1.95m, height-1.4m, weight-1650kg.

The contract award will be through Lot 2, RM6059 of Crown Commercial Services, Office Supplies Framework, and will be subject to the associated terms and conditions. The contract for support and maintenance will be for 5 years with an option for two further 12-month periods (extensions) which will be determined on a year-by-year basis at the sole discretion of the DVLA. Invitations to quote are being issued to the framework suppliers via the Find a Tender service portal and submissions can be made via the FTS portal.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

21 March 2023

Contract start date

18 April 2023

Contract end date

17 April 2028

Total value of contract

£47,754

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

HERTS FULLSTOP LIMITED

Address

Mundells
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Hertfordshire
AL7 1FT
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 07859668

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Kevin Waker

Address

Commercial Directorate. DVLA Longview Road
Morriston
SWANSEA
SA67JL
Wales

Telephone

01792 782753

Email

kevin.waker@dvla.gov.uk