Published date: 28 June 2021

Last edited date: 7 July 2021

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: 12 July 2021, 8pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed books - 22110000

Location of contract

PL28 8RW

Value of contract

£400,000 to £600,000

Procurement reference

BIGTP105

Published date

28 June 2021

Closing date

12 July 2021

Closing time

8pm

Contract start date

19 July 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

TJ Books Limited is a leading UK manufacturer of books, printed in mono or colour. The books are printed lithographically or digitally depending on customer requirement or cost of manufacture and are either hardback or softback. The company has been in Padstow since 1970 and currently produces around 7 million books per annum, employing around 125 employees.
The company is looking to invest in a new digital book binding line. The investment will improve our production capacity and flexibility and allow us to utilise a new digital printing press that has recently been purchased. The new printing press and binding capacity will allow us to expand into new markets where short run high quality was not possible as well as increase flexibility to current customers and attract new customers. The increased capacity will require increased manning.
The purchase of the binding line is part of a grant funded application process and therefore procurement will be subject to grant approval of the project as a whole. We will compare tenders received on a compliance basis and is awarded on the lowest compliant tender.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Andy Adams

Address

TJ Books Ltd
Trecerus Ind Est
Padstow
PL28 8RW
England

Email

aadams@tjbooks.co.uk

Website

www.tjbooks.co.uk