Notice Information
Notice Title
Pan Ayrshire Framework for Election Services including Postal Vote Management System
Notice Description
The tender will facilitate the provision of the following services Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Papers and Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System The printing of all ballot papers The printing of postal voting packs Absent Vote Identifier Verification System Project management Customer helpdesk
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Purchasers are looking to procure the following: (please note this list is not exhaustive) Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Papers and Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System The printing of all ballot papers (including ordinary, tendered and postal ballot papers) for all elections and referendums held during the Contract Period The printing of postal voting packs (including postal ballot paper(s), outer envelope addressed to the postal voter, envelope A, envelope B, postal voting statement and instruction sheet) and associated issuing functions including the collation, quality checking, sealing and posting of packs via Royal Mail or other postal provider of first class postal services for all elections and referendums during the Contract Period Absent Vote Identifier Verification System The system must electronically verify and adjudicate 100% of personal identifiers on postal voting statements and scan and match all accompanying postal ballot papers ensuring that only valid ballot papers go forward to the election count. Customer helpdesk Project management Included with in the commercial envelope is the option for printing of Ballot papers and unknown potential elections or referenda. These are as an option only and will not form part of the evaluated price however pricing for this should remain for the duration of the agreement.
Options: Polling card printing Optional elections and referenda unknown at the time of tender
Renewal: Initial contract length of 3 years with 2 x 1 year extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000558877
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC339899
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
-
- CPV Codes
22821000 - Electoral forms
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £439,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £144,141 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20187 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Nov 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Dec 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2023 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IRVINE
- Postcode
- KA12 8EE
- Post Town
- Kilmarnock
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM94 South Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, TLM94 South Ayrshire
-
- Local Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ayr West
- Westminster Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT332690
Pan Ayrshire Framework for Election Services including Postal Vote Management System - The tender will facilitate the provision of the following services Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Papers and Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System The printing of all ballot papers The printing of postal voting packs Absent Vote Identifier Verification System Project management Customer helpdesk -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC339899
Pan Ayrshire Framework for Election Services including Postal Vote Management System - The tender will facilitate the provision of the following services Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Papers and Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System The printing of all ballot papers The printing of postal voting packs Absent Vote Identifier Verification System Project management Customer helpdesk
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