Published date: 30 May 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 13 February 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printing and delivery services - 79823000

  • Printing and distribution services - 79824000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£208,000

Procurement reference

05629-2024

Published date

30 May 2024

Closing date

13 February 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

14 February 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

On 02nd May 2024, elections will take place for the Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority. The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order requires the Combined Area Returning Officer (CARO) to send to every elector entitled to vote in the combined authority area an election booklet.

The booklet will contain information regarding the nature and purpose of the election, a list of candidates, the date of election and such other information about it as the CARO determines, together with election addresses from the candidates standing for election if they provide one by close of nominations.

The WMCA requires 2.2 million A5 booklets, 90gsm in weight and approximately 24 pages in colour. Base text and information will be supplied in March 2024, but the candidate details will not be available until after 4pm on 04th April, which is close of nominations.

The WMCA have awarded this contract to the successful supplier via CCS RM6170 (Lot 2, Print Management Services Framework). This has been undertaken as a compliant Direct Award to Cubiquity Ltd, who is the WMCA's Print Managed Services Provider (and were appointed in March 2023 following a further competition exercise via CCS RM6170).

Award information

Awarded date

20 February 2024

Contract start date

22 February 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Total value of contract

£208,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cubiquity Ltd

Address

51-53 Queen Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1ES.

Reference

Companies House number: 6925648

Value of contract

£208,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

VAT No. 224 882 301

About the buyer

Contact name

Bhupinder Singh Chadha

Address

WMCA
16 Summer Lane
BIRMINGHAM
B19 3SD
England

Telephone

0121 214 7302

Email

bhupinder.chadha@wmca.org.uk

Website

www.wmca.org.uk