Published date: 24 October 2018

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: 28 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printing and related services - 79800000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£128,000

Procurement reference

PR002966

Published date

24 October 2018

Closing date

28 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to procure a Framework Agreement for print and associated services. This will include printed forms, stationery and bespoke printed items together with associated print services, with a delivery and collection service to main sites.

The key aims of this service are to:
- Provide the Commissioner with a Framework Agreement for all of their print and associated requirements.
- To significantly reduce annual printing costs.
- To provide continued cost improvements including rationalisation & standardisation of printed forms.
- Innovative proposals are sought for the future development of the service.

The Framework Agreement term will be 4 years. The Framework Agreement is planned to commence from 1st April 2019.

The annual budget is approximately £40,000 inclusive of VAT (where applicable).

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

More information

Links

Additional text

Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement portal (In-tend). https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

In order to submit a bid, you will need to register on the e-procurement portal and 'express an interest' and then complete all necessary questions as specified within the documents.

On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence.

The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current EU procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The contracting authority intends to observe the provisions and 10 day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Unsuccessful Bidders and applicants will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/applicant was unsuccessful. Deadlines for lodging appeals should be in accordance with the Regulations.

In addition to the clarification process Bidders have the opportunity to request slides on the procurement process and the In-Tend system, if you would like access to these slides please email scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net all clarification must be submitted through the In-Tend system.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Harris

Address

SOUTH PLAZA
BRISTOL
BS13NX
England

Email

scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net