Published date: 13 October 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Printed matter and related products - 22000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£30,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_252964/893924
Published date
13 October 2020
Closing date
12 November 2020
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
18 February 2021
Contract end date
17 February 2024
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
External Print & Digital Services is for the provision of a fully outsourced solution which enables the
strategic management of prints and digital services. The Framework Agreement will comprise the entire
services for external print and digital services including: supply of goods or services, stock management,
storage, pick & pack, despatch and management information. This Framework Agreement will cover the
complete service to optimise, manage and produce an organisations external print requirements including
the production of reprographics (Artwork & Design), printing and personalisation of documents, finishing
and binding and stock management. Moreover, the Framework Agreement is designed to support those
Participating Authorities who want to migrate from a traditional in-house print process to the appointment
of strategic supplier for all external print and associated service requirements and the successful supplier
will be required to support the Participating Authority through generating concepts to production.
More information
Additional text
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The bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will include all UK contracting authorities as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. The following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as framework agreement users: (1) All National Health Service (NHS) bodies in England, including but not limited to; (i) acute trusts (as listed at: http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/acutetrustlisting.aspx); (ii) health and care trusts (iii) mental health trusts (iv) clinical commissioning groups (v) ambulance trusts (vi) area teams (vii) special health authorities (viii) NHS England; and (ix) clinical senates and strategic clinical networks. (2) All NHS bodies in Wales, including but not limited to all (i) health boards; (ii) NHS trusts; (iii) the national delivery group; (iv) community health councils; and (v) NHS Wales shared services partnership (3) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health & Social Care), including but not limited to: (i) health and social care trusts (ii) health agencies (iv) the Health and Social Care Board. (4) Social enterprises undertaking some or all of the previous service provider functions of contracting authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies listed on the Companies House WebCheck service). (5) Ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, nondepartmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations (6) Devolved governmental and parliamentary organisations within the UK, including but not limited to the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and Scottish public bodies (7) All local authorities (8) The Ministry of Defence This list includes each organisation's successors and assigns, any equivalent organisations and associated organisation created due to any organisational changes. This agreement will be open to any bodies or organisations operating in the UK of a health, and/or social care nature or which have a similar procurement need, and/or any UK based central government authority listed at Annex I of Directive 2014/24/EU, in respect of any goods or services to any of the above listed organisations.
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