Notice Information
Notice Title
Managed Print Services
Notice Description
NGN's existing Managed Print Service (MPS) contract is approaching renewal with our current service provider. NGN is tendering its MPS to explore the possibility of modernising and continuing to build on improving the service expectations, along with enhancing and optimising our MPS in alignment with business strategies.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There will be 5 x 1 year extension provisions available.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050552
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053842-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £816,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £816,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £430,454 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Dec 2025 - 20 Dec 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@northerngas.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COLTON LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS15 8TU
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Garforth & Swillington
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053842-2025
4th September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016110-2025
22nd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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