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title: "Printed Book Production/RES/PRO/2022"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031dbb"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE OPEN UNIVERSITY"
published: "2022-10-25"
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# Printed Book Production/RES/PRO/2022

Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031dbb

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## Summary

The Open University has completed a tender process for the supply of printed book production under a 3-year contract with a possible 1-year extension. This procurement falls under the category of printed books, brochures and leaflets. The organisation has used a selective procurement method with a focus on quality and cost criteria. The location for the contract is in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. The tender has been awarded to four suppliers: Halstan Printing Group, Henry Ling Limited, Hobbs the Printers Limited, and Pureprint Group Ltd. The contract value is £5,600,000, with the signing date on 25th October 2022.

This awarded tender for printed book production by The Open University provides opportunities for businesses involved in printed book production. Companies in the printing industry that can handle various printing requirements such as mono text, 2 colour text, and 4 colour text, along with different binding options, are well-suited to compete. The contract involves delivering products in three trimmed sizes along with pagination ranges from 8pp to 496pp. Businesses that can provide printing services and fulfil the specified binding options have the potential for growth through this contract.

## Notice

The Open University has tendered for the supply of printed book production for a 3 year contract with 1 renewal period to a possible 4 years.This is a Restricted Procurement under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Open University has tendered to award contracts to four providers to supply printed book production for a 3 year contract with an optional one year extension period to a possible 4 years.The Open University provides bespoke printed books and supplements to support each student's learning journey. The OU can typically issue 200 new products a year and circa 700 reprint orders of existing products, in varying volumes. The products are required in three trimmed sizes:- A4 (297x210mm); Crown (246x189mm) and OU Science (263x210mm). The printing requirements are for mono text, 2 colour text, 4 colour text. The binding options are unsewn, saddle-stitched and loose-leaf. Paginations range from 8pp to 496pp. The contract excludes the supply of paper and is for the supply of print, production and delivery of publications to the OU's warehouse. A framework of four suppliers will be awarded contracts to fulfil the OU's requirements for this contract.

Renewal: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years (36 months) and may be extended by the OU for a further 1 x 12 month period up to a maximum of 4 years at its total discretion.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030071-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £5,600,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,600,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK7 6BP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Monkston |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | HALSTAN PRINTING GROUP; HENRY LING; HOBBS THE PRINTERS; PUREPRINT GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22100000 - Printed books, brochures and leaflets

## Release History

- 25 Oct 2022 at 14:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030071-2022
- 3 Mar 2022 at 18:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005922-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.halstan.co.uk
- http://www.henryling.co.uk
- http://www.hobbs.uk.com
- http://www.pureprint.com
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity/

## Provenance

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