Award

The Provision of Printing, Typesetting and Design Services

THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

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Award

26 Feb 2021 at 09:32

Summary of the contracting process

The National Audit Office (NAO) has completed a tender for the Provision of Printing, Typesetting and Design Services. This procurement, classified under the services category and specifically within the printing services industry, was established in accordance with the open procedure. The relevant contracts were awarded as of February 1, 2021, following the receipt of nine bids, with SLS Print Ltd being the successful supplier. The delivery locations for the services include Inner London – West and various locations in London, with an estimated contract value of £372,500.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in printing and design services. Businesses with capabilities in graphic design, typesetting, and various printing techniques—including digital and large format—would be well-positioned to compete in future procurement processes. As the NAO places orders on an ad-hoc basis, suppliers able to demonstrate quick turnaround times and adherence to high-quality standards will be particularly appealing to the contracting authority.

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Notice Title

The Provision of Printing, Typesetting and Design Services

Notice Description

The NAO is seeking to appoint a single provider or multiple providers to deliver services under the below lots: *Lot 1 - Design Services and Typesetting *Lot 2 - Printing Services *Lot 3 - Overnight report printing

Lot Information

Design Services and Typesetting

Lot 1: Design Services and Typesetting The requirement is for: 1. Design Services which include but are not limited to: *Concept designs *Production of final output files in InDesign for printing (posters, booklets, leaflets, reports) *Image retouching *Drawing of illustrations *Production of infographics *Production of multimedia outputs, including video and interactive documents *Working to NAO standards and templates *Taking a direct brief from third party clients 2.Typesetting *Taking unformatted content and laying it out to NAO standards and templates (turnaround time 24 HRS). *This work will be mainly tabular line work with no graphics *To provide proofreading and quality control of final copy *To provide a quick turnaround of copy, including any file amends *File report size will be A4 It is expected that orders for design work and typesetting under this contractual agreement will be placed on an ad-hoc basis, when and if required. No work, and no level of work, is guaranteed to the supplier.

Printing Services

Lot 2: Printing Services The requirement is for the printing of various outputs as set out below: 1.Offset litho print; full colour work will include but will not limited to: *Reports and brochures *Leaflets *Booklets varying sizes *Stationery 2.Full colour digital work will include but will not be limited to: *Reports and brochures *Leaflets *Booklets varying sizes 3.Large format short-run full colour work will include but will not be limited to: *Posters *Large format graphics: Various substrates including magnetic, Banners, Display Graphics, Display Stands 4.Promotional Materials - work will include but not limited to: *Point of sale products *Promotional stationery *Promotional products It is expected that orders for printing services under this contractual agreement will be placed on an ad-hoc basis, when and if required. The contractual agreement seeks to set up a matrix price structure for common printing requirements with run on billing. No work, and no level of work, is guaranteed to the supplier. Standards The Supplier must have in place & work to the following standards or equivalents: *ISO12647 - Colour management requires achievement of specific targets for colour consistency *ISO27001 - international best practice standard for Information and Data security Management. *ISO14001 - requires assessment and continuous reduction of all environmental impacts. Papers must comply with FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody Accreditation (or equivalents) where appropriate. ISO9001 - Quality management system requires monitoring of and improvements to quality products and customer satisfaction. Where applicable, the Supplier shall adhere to United Kingdom and EU legislation for the disposal of packaging.

Overnight Report Printing

Lot 3: Overnight report printing Requirement from April 2022 The NAO provides the Committee of Public Accounts with around 70 VfM reports and investigations a year. Further information about the NAO's Value for Money Program and Value for Money reports can be found at: https://www.nao.org.uk/about-us/our-work/value-for-money-programme/ The Requirement for Overnight Report Printing The requirement is for operational digital printing services off-site. The NAO is seeking to appoint a supplier for specialist, confidential digital printing services for the printing of a range of A4 reports. It is expected that orders for digital printing services under this contractual agreement will be placed on an ad-hoc basis, when and if required. The contractual agreement seeks to set up a matrix price structure for common printing requirements with run on billing. No work, and no level of work, is guaranteed to the supplier. The scope of the requirement is to supply the National Audit Office with digitally printed reports as follows: Confidential Reports Specifications: *Digital colour print. *Finished size A4 portrait 210mm x 297mm. *16pp to 72pp including covers which are stitched two wires. *72pp including covers, perfect bound or square back stitched. *The reports page extent ranges from 20pp text plus 4pp cover to 200pp text plus 4pp cover. *The average report page count per is 44pp plus 4pp cover *The estimated number of confidential reports in the contract period is expected to be around 60-80 per annum. *The quantity required should be estimated at 50 copies, this could increase or reduce. Finishing The supplier shall be able to offer access to a full range of finishing services set out as below but not limited to: *Binding including perfect binding *Saddle stitching Proofing Files will be supplied as a pre-flighted print ready PDF X1/a via email, no expectation that a proof is required unless stated at time of order.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02968b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003875-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

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


CPV Codes

30197630 - Printing paper

30197645 - Card for printing

30199310 - Embossed or perforated printing paper

79810000 - Printing services

79811000 - Digital printing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£372,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Feb 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Contact Name
Yaw Tawiah
Contact Email
yaw.tawiah@nao.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2077987699

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1W 9SP
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLI3 Inner London - West

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Pimlico North
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SLS PRINT

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