Notice Information
Notice Title
External Printing Services 2025
Notice Description
Torbay Council established a Framework of experienced Service Providers for print fulfilment, i.e. provision of a wide range of mono and colour printed material for the Council. The Council has a large amount of internal print requirements, from posters and booklets to signs and roller banners. The Council sought a range of suppliers to cover all areas of print requirements. Please refer to the tender documents for full details of the Framework's requirements.
Lot Information
Lot 1 A - Bulk and Jobbing Digital Print
For example: booklets, brochures, flyers, guides, folders, leaflets, letterheads, magazines, NCR pads, newsletters, postcards, posters, stationery, surveys, wallet folders, wire and comb bound books. Sizes A5/A4/A3/A2
Lot 1B - DisplayFor example: A2 / A1 / A0 posters, outdoor PVC banners, pop-up displays, roller banners, hoarding boards, hard signage.
Lot 1C - EnvelopesFor example: C5, C5+ C5- window and non-window envelopes printed either single sided or double sided.
Lot 1D - Electoral PrintingFor example: ballot papers, postal vote one piece mailers, corresponding number lists, electoral registers, household enquiry forms, invitations to register, personalised postal vote envelopes, poll cards.
Lot 1E - Parking Services' StationeryFor example: PCN rolls, PCN envelopes, paper parking permits, permit holders, scratch-card parking permits, time clocks (example provided at Appendix Q - Example Parking Stationery).
Lot 1F - Pay & Display Parking TicketsDimensions: 101.6mm x 57mm Non-adhesive. Perforation 24mm from right-hand edge. Black text & ticket number on front side, colour advertising printed on reverse side. Supplied on a 300m thermal roll rolled with front side facing out, reverse side facing in.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e2f7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035824-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79800000 - Printing and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Apr 2025 - 20 Apr 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TORBAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Lawrence Brown
- Contact Email
- lawrence.brown@torbay.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1803208977
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TORQUAY
- Postcode
- TQ1 3DR
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK42 Torbay
- Delivery Location
- TLK42 Torbay
-
- Local Authority
- Torbay
- Electoral Ward
- Tormohun
- Westminster Constituency
- Torbay
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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