Published date: 10 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.


Closing: 11 April 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Storage and warehousing services - 63120000

  • Storage services - 63121100

  • Mailing services - 79571000

    • Printing and distribution services - 79824000

Location of contract

SW1A 0AA

Value of contract

£0 to £500,000

Procurement reference

IT-14-2439-GSV2373

Published date

10 March 2022

Closing date

11 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 August 2022

Contract end date

14 August 2025

Contract type

Service 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 Authority manages a suite of publications and other printed materials focused on providing information to the public and encouraging understanding and interaction between the public and the UK Parliament. These items range from traditional leaflets/brochures and report-style booklets through to educational resources such as election toolkits and UK Parliament week kits of resources. Materials are currently distributed directly to the public either during a visit to the UK Parliament; through an order on an online portal; on request by phone or email or in a wider mail-out; and via a range of UK Parliament events and engagement opportunities. The Authority is seeking to establish a formal storage and distribution contract, to maintain and improve the efficiency of the service it provides to the public and the UK Parliament.

More information

Links

Additional text

The SQ/ITT documents are accessible via UK Parliament`s e-procurement portal: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk.

Tender submissions must be uploaded to the e-procurement portal; electronic responses submitted via e-mail are not acceptable. To access these documents select the tender reference GSV2373 in the 'current tenders' list, click on the 'view tender details' and express interest by clicking on the button provided. You will need to register your company details, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have previously registered with In-Tend, please follow the link shown which will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. If you have registered and forgotten your username and password, click on the 'forgotten password' link on the In-Tend homepage. Please keep this username and password secure and do not pass it to any third parties.

If you are experiencing problems, please contact the PPCS Business Support team via email: ppcs@parliament.uk for further assistance. You are advised to allow sufficient time when responding to this ITT, and for the full uploading of documents, prior to the closing date of 12.00 (noon - UK time) on 11/04/2022. Late tenders will not be accepted. If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application such as WinZip or WinRAR.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Victoria Carpenter

Address

Westminster
London
London
SW1A 0AA
United Kingdom

Telephone

02072193711

Email

carpenterv@parliament.uk