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title: "DAC 39/21 BMC - On site enhanced support for Managed Print Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a66d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE"
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# DAC 39/21 BMC - On site enhanced support for Managed Print Contract

Buyer: BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a66d

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## Summary

Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) has completed a tender process for the provision of enhanced support for its Managed Print Contract, identified as DAC 39/21 BMC. This procurement, classified under the printing services industry, resulted in a direct award contract to Xerox IBS NI Ltd, which was signed on 15 April 2021, with a contract value of £149,264. The college's Managed Print Contract is in place until 31 March 2023, and the focus of this initiative is to support the high volume of printing required across its various campuses in Belfast, with an average of 11 million mono and 2.5 million colour pages printed annually.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for companies specialising in printing services and related software management to expand their operations. Businesses that provide innovative print management solutions or enhancements to printing software would particularly benefit, as the contracting authority seeks to maintain high availability and efficiency in printing services essential for its educational processes. Engaging in such contracts can lead to long-term partnerships with public institutions and help build a reputation in the academic sector.

## Notice

Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) has a current Managed Print Contract in place until 31st March 2023. BMC put in place enhanced support to manage the Print Management Software and the high numbers of classroom printers, where Lecturers need continuous access to printing. This DAC is to enable BMC to continue enhanced support to manage the Print Management Software and the high numbers of classroom printers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Belfast Metropolitan College has a current Managed Print Contract in place until 31st March 2023. The college currently utilises 232 printers (157 desktop printers, 70 MFDs, 5 specialist printers) located across all campuses in Belfast, printing approximately 11,000,000 mono and 2,500,000 colour pages each year. Availability of printing is an important part of both the administrative processes in the college and the learning and teaching process with students receiving class handouts, course materials and submitting much of their course work, assignments and exams on hard copy paper format. The need for enhanced support to manage the Print Management Software and the high numbers of classroom printers, where Lecturers need continuous access to printing has been in place for the past 5 years and drastically reduced the number of printer related complaints. Having such support ensures that uptime of critical printing services is maintained at high levels, with response times for break/fix being an average of 30 min. The provision of this service is considered by the college to be an essential part of their managed print service. Failure to have enhanced support will result in deterioration of the printing availability, particularly in the classroom-based desktop printing fleet, and will directly impact on learning and teaching for students. This is a Direct Award Contract which will enable BMC to continue enhanced support to manage the Print Management Software and the high numbers of classroom printers, where Lecturers need continuous access to printing.

### Procurement Information

This is a Direct Award Contract justified under regulation 32 B iii due to exclusive rights which will enable BMC to continue enhanced support to manage the Print Management Software and the high numbers of classroom printers, where Lecturers need continuous access to printing.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007932-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £149,264 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 1HS |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Falls |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast West |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | XEROX IBS NI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79810000 - Printing services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2021 at 14:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007932-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.belfastmet.ac.uk/
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
- https://www.xerox.co.uk/

## Provenance

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