Notice Information
Notice Title
Pan Ayrshire Framework - Election Services & 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, of packs via Royal Mail or other postal provider of first class postal services for all elections and referendums during the Contract Period. The supplier must be able to manage more than one electoral event being held on the same day. 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 within the commercial envelope is the option for printing of Polling Cards and potential electorate increase due to boundary changes. These are as an option only and will not form part of the evaluated price, however pricing for these elements will remain for the duration of the agreement.
Options: Polling Card printing Electorate changes for UK General Election due to boundary changes
Renewal: the initial contract will be for 2 years with option to extend by up to 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000665398
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB441201
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
22821000 - Electoral forms
79810000 - Printing services
79811000 - Digital printing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £475,561 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Oct 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Feb 20224 years ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Dec 2021 - 9 Dec 2025 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- August 2025
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
- Joanne McQuillan
- Contact Email
- joannemcquillan@north-ayrshire.gov.uk, procurement@east-ayrshire.gov.uk, procurement@north-ayrshire.gov.uk, procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1563576183, +44 3001230900
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)
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, TLM94 South Ayrshire
-
- Local Authority
- East Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Kilmarnock East and Hurlford
- Westminster Constituency
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP427385
Pan Ayrshire Framework - Election Services & 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=FEB441201
Pan Ayrshire Framework - Election Services & 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
Notice URLs
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