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Printed Customer Communications Modification

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

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26 Jan 2024 at 19:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has awarded a contract for the "Printed Customer Communications Modification" project to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £4,660,000 and was signed on January 26, 2024. This tender falls within the services procurement category under the industry classification of printing services.

This contract with DWP provides an opportunity for businesses in the printing services industry, particularly those with expertise in printed customer communications modification, to compete for government contracts. Companies interested in providing these services should be aware of DWP's procurement processes and deadlines. DWP has indicated that the variation to the existing contract was made within the legal framework of Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, allowing for flexibility in contracting processes.

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Notice Title

Printed Customer Communications Modification

Notice Description

DWP entered into this contract with APS on the 17 March 2022. DWP have now entered into a variation of this contract on 26/01/2024. DWP is entitled to enter in to this variation without running a new procurement process because the variation falls within the parameters of Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. DWP has published a separate modification notice which sets out these justifications in more detail.

Lot Information

Lot 1

DWP entered into this contract with APS on the 17 March 2022. DWP have now entered into a variation of this contract on 26/01/2024. DWP is entitled to enter in to this variation without running a new procurement process because the variation falls within the parameters of Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. DWP has published a separate modification notice which sets out these justifications in more detail.

Procurement Information

This is a variation to an existing contract. DWP is entitled to enter into this variation without running a new procurement process because the variation falls within the parameters of Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-043532
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002842-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79810000 - Printing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,660,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jan 20242 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
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS2 &UA
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALLIED PUBLICITY SERVICES (MANCHESTER

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