Award

ARFQ - To establish a Framework for the Provision of Corporate Print

SEFTON COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

26 Jun 2018 at 07:50

Tender

01 Feb 2018 at 14:29

Summary of the contracting process

Sefton Council is seeking to establish a framework for the provision of corporate print services through an open procurement process. The tender, titled "ARFQ - To establish a Framework for the Provision of Corporate Print", is classified under the Printing and related services category (CPV code: 79800000). Published on 1st February 2018, the tender period concluded on 23rd February 2018, while the contract period commenced on 1st April 2018 and will run until 31st March 2019. The total contract value is £90,000, aimed at improving consistency and efficiency in printing services throughout the council, based in Bootle, North West England.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses within the printing and related services sector to engage with Sefton Council and potentially expand their operations. Companies located in the North West, especially those with expertise in printing, specification compliance, and cost-effective service delivery, would be well-suited to compete. Given the challenges identified by the council regarding printing practices, suppliers that can offer innovative solutions and a high standard of service are likely to find success in this framework agreement.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

ARFQ - To establish a Framework for the Provision of Corporate Print

Notice Description

The Council strives to communicate effectively with all of its residents, workforce, visitors and businesses. One method of communication is print and associated products. a number of difficulties have been identified in relation to the usage of printers. The key areas identified are as follows: * varying levels of expertise across the Council; * lack of consistency in compiling specifications; * varying knowledge in commissioning printers; * wide ranging quality of printed matter produced; * lack of compliance with Corporate Standards; * varying levels of prices being charged across the Council; * lack of consistency in approach when producing printed materials. The purpose of this exercise is to establish an open framework for Sefton Council to provide printing services in a co-ordinated, consistent, efficient and cost effective fashion.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-79e999b7-03df-473d-a68c-2919b9e87405
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/573fad47-e734-4b8d-8b79-e9409bb9da5e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79800000 - Printing and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jun 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Feb 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 May 20187 years ago
Contract Period
31 May 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SEFTON COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BOOTLE
Postcode
L20 3UU
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Linacre
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

A&T SUPPLIES

ALLPAY

CDP PRINT MANAGEMENT

H JENKINSON

HAGUE COMPUTER SUPPLIES

INTERPRINT SWINDON

THINKPRINT

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-79e999b7-03df-473d-a68c-2919b9e87405-2018-06-26T08:50:01+01:00",
    "date": "2018-06-26T08:50:01+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-79e999b7-03df-473d-a68c-2919b9e87405",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "SEFT001-DN320995-77566497",
        "title": "ARFQ - To establish a Framework for the Provision of Corporate Print",
        "description": "The Council strives to communicate effectively with all of its residents, workforce, visitors and businesses. One method of communication is print and associated products. a number of difficulties have been identified in relation to the usage of printers. The key areas identified are as follows: * varying levels of expertise across the Council; * lack of consistency in compiling specifications; * varying knowledge in commissioning printers; * wide ranging quality of printed matter produced; * lack of compliance with Corporate Standards; * varying levels of prices being charged across the Council; * lack of consistency in approach when producing printed materials. The purpose of this exercise is to establish an open framework for Sefton Council to provide printing services in a co-ordinated, consistent, efficient and cost effective fashion.",
        "datePublished": "2018-02-01T14:29:03Z",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "79800000",
            "description": "Printing and related services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 90000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2018-02-23T23:59:59Z"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2018-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
            "endDate": "2019-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": false,
            "vcse": false
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/573fad47-e734-4b8d-8b79-e9409bb9da5e",
                "datePublished": "2018-02-01T14:29:03Z",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Advert",
                "url": "https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=17d29b65-5b07-e811-80ea-005056b64545"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-51224",
            "name": "Sefton Council",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Sefton Council"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "7th Floor Merton House, Stanley Road",
                "locality": "Bootle",
                "postalCode": "L20 3UU",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Lynda Mitchell",
                "email": "lynda.mitchell@sefton.gov.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1519344070"
            },
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.sefton.gov.uk/"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-89460",
            "name": "allpay Limited",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "allpay Limited"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "HR1 3SE"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-89461",
            "name": "A&T Supplies Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "A&T Supplies Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "ME1 1PB"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-89462",
            "name": "Hague Computer Supplies",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Hague Computer Supplies"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "WF6 1TD"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-89463",
            "name": "Interprint Swindon",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Interprint Swindon"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "SN5 7ET"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-89464",
            "name": "ThinkPrint",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "ThinkPrint"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "cw8 4du"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-31901",
            "name": "CDP Print Management",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "CDP Print Management"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "L18 8EE"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-61593",
            "name": "H Jenkinson & Company Limited",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "H Jenkinson & Company Limited"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "L34 9JR"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "sme",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-CFS-51224",
        "name": "Sefton Council"
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-b5fd17-79e999b7-03df-473d-a68c-2919b9e87405-1",
            "status": "active",
            "date": "2018-05-31T00:00:00+01:00",
            "datePublished": "2018-06-26T08:50:01+01:00",
            "value": {
                "amount": 90000,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-89460",
                    "name": "allpay Limited"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-89461",
                    "name": "A&T Supplies Ltd"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-89462",
                    "name": "Hague Computer Supplies"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-89463",
                    "name": "Interprint Swindon"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-89464",
                    "name": "ThinkPrint"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-31901",
                    "name": "CDP Print Management"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-61593",
                    "name": "H Jenkinson & Company Limited"
                }
            ],
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2018-06-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                "endDate": "2019-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "description": "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/573fad47-e734-4b8d-8b79-e9409bb9da5e",
                    "datePublished": "2018-06-26T08:50:01+01:00",
                    "format": "text/html",
                    "language": "en"
                },
                {
                    "id": "2",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "Advert",
                    "url": "https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=17d29b65-5b07-e811-80ea-005056b64545"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}