Award

Printed Book Production/RES/PRO/2022

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 Oct 2022 at 14:20

Tender

03 Mar 2022 at 18:01

Summary of the contracting process

The Open University has completed a tender process for the supply of printed book production under a 3-year contract with a possible 1-year extension. This procurement falls under the category of printed books, brochures and leaflets. The organisation has used a selective procurement method with a focus on quality and cost criteria. The location for the contract is in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. The tender has been awarded to four suppliers: Halstan Printing Group, Henry Ling Limited, Hobbs the Printers Limited, and Pureprint Group Ltd. The contract value is £5,600,000, with the signing date on 25th October 2022.

This awarded tender for printed book production by The Open University provides opportunities for businesses involved in printed book production. Companies in the printing industry that can handle various printing requirements such as mono text, 2 colour text, and 4 colour text, along with different binding options, are well-suited to compete. The contract involves delivering products in three trimmed sizes along with pagination ranges from 8pp to 496pp. Businesses that can provide printing services and fulfil the specified binding options have the potential for growth through this contract.

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Notice Title

Printed Book Production/RES/PRO/2022

Notice Description

The Open University has tendered for the supply of printed book production for a 3 year contract with 1 renewal period to a possible 4 years.This is a Restricted Procurement under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Open University has tendered to award contracts to four providers to supply printed book production for a 3 year contract with an optional one year extension period to a possible 4 years.The Open University provides bespoke printed books and supplements to support each student's learning journey. The OU can typically issue 200 new products a year and circa 700 reprint orders of existing products, in varying volumes. The products are required in three trimmed sizes:- A4 (297x210mm); Crown (246x189mm) and OU Science (263x210mm). The printing requirements are for mono text, 2 colour text, 4 colour text. The binding options are unsewn, saddle-stitched and loose-leaf. Paginations range from 8pp to 496pp. The contract excludes the supply of paper and is for the supply of print, production and delivery of publications to the OU's warehouse. A framework of four suppliers will be awarded contracts to fulfil the OU's requirements for this contract.

Renewal: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years (36 months) and may be extended by the OU for a further 1 x 12 month period up to a maximum of 4 years at its total discretion.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-031dbb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030071-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products


CPV Codes

22100000 - Printed books, brochures and leaflets

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
£5,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,600,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Oct 20223 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 OPEN UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Procurement Manager
Contact Email
finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1908274066

Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK7 6BP
Post Town
Milton Keynes
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
TLJ12 Milton Keynes

Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Monkston
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

HALSTAN PRINTING GROUP

HENRY LING

HOBBS THE PRINTERS

PUREPRINT GROUP

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