--- title: "Supply of Envelopes, Labels and Repositionable Notes - Y18021" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5f162a89-5553-4dbf-ae11-fa17b7b542ac" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5f162a89-5553-4dbf-ae11-fa17b7b542ac" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f162a89-5553-4dbf-ae11-fa17b7b542ac.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f162a89-5553-4dbf-ae11-fa17b7b542ac.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL T/A KCS" published: "2018-04-13" --- # Supply of Envelopes, Labels and Repositionable Notes - Y18021 Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL T/A KCS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5f162a89-5553-4dbf-ae11-fa17b7b542ac [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5f162a89-5553-4dbf-ae11-fa17b7b542ac) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f162a89-5553-4dbf-ae11-fa17b7b542ac.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves Kent County Council t/a KCS, which is seeking suppliers for the "Supply of Envelopes, Labels and Repositionable Notes - Y18021" project. This falls within the stationery industry and will take place in the South East of the United Kingdom. The tender is currently in the Tender stage, with a deadline for submission set for 9th May 2018. The total contract value is approximately £4 million, with a minimum value of £1 million, and it is structured as an open procurement method. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in stationery products, particularly those able to provide envelopes, labels, and repositionable notes in various categories. Companies that can supply at least 80% of the required categories, including recognised brands and competitive pricing, will be well-positioned to compete. The framework agreement allows for the selection of multiple suppliers, ensuring a broad market presence and potential for sustained business growth within the public sector framework. ## Notice The Agreement is for the supply and delivery of Envelopes, Labels and Repositionable Notes. This Agreement is divided into three LOTS LOT 1 - Envelopes There are two product categories. Category one includes: * Padded * Manila * White * Manila Board Backed * Extrastrong Polythene Category two includes: * Directs *please note these are potentially for single box direct delivery LOT 2 - Labels There are two product categories. Category one includes: * Labels - boxed, self adhesive, white, opaque, premium branded, laser printer compatible, jam free guaranteed, FSC certified paper * Labels - boxed, self adhesive, white, premium branded, inkjet printer compatible, guaranteed instant ink drying. A mix of primary brand -known market leading brands/quality and secondary brand - lesser known brands or supplier own label will be selected) Category two includes: * Labels - boxed, removeable, self adhesive, white, multipurpose * Labels - boxed, self adhesive, white, filing * Labels - poly packet, self adhesive, coloured LOT 3 - Repositionable notes There are two product categories. Category one includes: * Removeable self stick notes, PEFC certified paper fibre A mix of primary brand -known market leading brands/quality and secondary brand - lesser known brands or supplier own label will be selected) Category two includes: * Removeable self stick index tabs Suppliers must be able to provide at least 80% of any submitted category to be considered as a supplier thereof. Additional information: Scope of Agreement This Framework Agreement governs the relationship between the Contracting Authority and the Supplier in respect of the provision of the Services by the Supplier to the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority may decide at its sole discretion to award the Agreement to more than one Supplier. Products are divided into clearly defined groupings/categories and as such the Authority may decide to award as single lot, groups within lots dependant on delivery of best value. Tenderers must be able to supply a minimum of 80% of the given Lot or category. This will be identified in the individual Lot requirements. The Authority may also decide not to award a grouping/category or the Agreement at all. Tenderers may submit for one or more Lots, it should be noted that the number of Suppliers awarded will be sufficient to ensure full product coverage. Following notification of award to the Agreement the Contracting Authority will contact successful tenderers to agree the product items/ranges that shall be promoted in the Contract Authority's web and paper catalogues. Selection of products will be made based on a number of factors, including but not limited to; customer demand/requirement/expectation, quality, brand, range, service and price. The decision of the Contracting Authority on product selection is final. For the avoidance of doubt being the highest scoring awarded tenderer is no guarantee of business. The Agreement will offer a readily accessible means of selecting and appointing a Supplier(s) and will reduce the cost and complexity of the procurement process. Depending upon the number and nature of offers received for the Agreement, it is envisaged that a number of Suppliers will be included in the Agreement to provide geographical coverage and offer customers a choice. This opportunity will be completed via ProContract, a site run by Proactis, the electronic tendering suite of the Kent Business Portal. If you have difficulty in locating this opportunity following download please go to https://procontract.due-north.com/Login and login using your supplied username and appropriate password. Successful tenderers must ensure that they maintain their registration to the Portal at all times to ensure that they receive any subsequent mini competition requests. If, at any time, you experience difficulty accessing ProContract please visit the help centre https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ or alternatively contact ProContract on E-Mail: ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or submit a ticket via the supplier Support Help Desk http://proactis.kayako.com/default Tenderers should note the following when uploading documents to the ProContract portal prior to submission: A 10 MB file will take approximately 5 minutes on average to upload on a standard Broadband connection (256 Kbps upload speed). Please take this into consideration when uploading larger files and ensure that you leave sufficient time to complete your submission. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the 'Help' facility in ProContract. These instructions should be consulted in order to ensure that your response is submitted correctly. The ProContract System maintains a strict audit trail part of which gives detail as to the exact time that a response was uploaded. This audit trail will be used to determine if a tender or mini-competition response is late. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0561a891-0b02-439e-b6d0-614637371503 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Apr 2018 | | Submission deadline | 9 May 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Jun 2018 - 10 Jun 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL T/A KCS | | Locality | WEST MALLING | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME19 4YT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent | | Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling | | Electoral ward | Kings Hill | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages ### Codes - 30192700 - Stationery ## Release History - 13 Apr 2018 at 13:53 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0561a891-0b02-439e-b6d0-614637371503 - 4 Apr 2018 at 15:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0561a891-0b02-439e-b6d0-614637371503 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0561a891-0b02-439e-b6d0-614637371503 13th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://proactis.kayako.com/default - http://www.kcs4education.co.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login - https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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