Notice Information
Notice Title
Print and Digital Communications Award Notice - Lot 2
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, has put in place an agreement for the provision of printed matter, digital communications and related products for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. The agreement included multiple routes to market (Direct Award and Further Competition) for purchasing print products, digital communications and all associated services to provide an end to end print management service. The scope included all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers. The lotting structure of this framework was determined as a result of market engagement and is as follows: Lot 2 Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-dee4567e-5ec3-43d3-972e-564666be0ba2
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98ecd7df-1451-4f51-9555-f459b5d0b89e
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
30197630 - Printing paper
30197640 - Self-copy or other copy paper
30197643 - Photocopier paper
30197645 - Card for printing
30211300 - Computer platforms
79800000 - Printing and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £740,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £740,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 May 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 25 Mar 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Feb 2025 - 13 Feb 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
- Contact Email
- supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3454102222
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98ecd7df-1451-4f51-9555-f459b5d0b89e
11th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1133854c-44c5-40fe-b63c-67587a1d92f0
13th December 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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