Published date: 10 May 2021

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 19 May 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laser printers - 30232110

  • Colour graphics printers - 30232130

  • Paper, printing and bookbinding machinery and parts - 42991000

    • Repair and maintenance services of machinery - 50530000

Location of contract

SA67JL

Procurement reference

PS/20/266

Published date

10 May 2021

Closing date

19 May 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

DVLA has a requirement for the provision of high-volume paper print machinery, ancillary equipment and associated support and maintenance, to underpin the Authority's Output Services Group's (OSG) to satisfy the Authority's bulk print function.

OSG produces a range of high-volume outputs, with a range of paper documents of various specification, printed on virgin white paper or overprinted on to pre-printed stationery.

Currently, OSG have a printing fleet of 6 printers consisting of two high-speed Kodak inkjets and four Canon/Oce 7200 laser printers. These are split equally across two production sites.

More information

Additional text

The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to forewarn interested service providers of this requirements and highlight that we plan to hold a 'Supplier Day' for the purpose of market sounding and to enable DVLA to describe and develop our proposed requirements.

The Supplier Day has been scheduled for the 2 & 3 June and will be a virtual event via Microsoft Teams.

Interested service providers must express their interest via e-mail to the named contact point in Section 4 above by 14:00 hours on 19 May, quoting reference PS/20/266 - Provision of Bulk Paper Printing Solution, Ancillary Equipment with Support and Maintenance.

Following the Supplier Day, DVLA will form a strategy and anticipates commencing either a combined procurement or individual procurements with the publication of an Find a Tender Service contract notice/s in June 2021.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mandy Hodgson

Address

DVLA, Commercial Directorate, c/o Stores, D Basement, Longview Road, Morriston
SWANSEA
SA67JL
Wales

Email

mandy.hodgson@dvla.gov.uk