Notice Information
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 ServicesLot 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 PrintingLot 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.
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
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