Catalogue Printing Tender
Catalogue Printing, Associated Paper and Mailing Services.
United Kingdom-Maidstone: Printing and related services
2016/S 172-309986
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Ian Day
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1622236697
E-mail: PSG@commercialservices.org.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.procurementservicesgroup.org.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Ian Day
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1622236697
E-mail: PSG@commercialservices.org.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Ian Day
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1622236697
E-mail: PSG@commercialservices.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Kent County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Mr Ian Day
ME14 1XQ Maidstone
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1622236697
E-mail: PSG@commercialservices.org.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UKJ4
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 48
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 2 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79800000, 30197630, 79571000, 79810000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
KCS catalogues are full colour publications with 269 x 190 mm sized pages.
The current KCS catalogue has approximately 1 680pgs plus laminated board cover which includes full colour photos, descriptions of all products and is Perfect Bound Portrait.
The current KCF Furniture directory has approximately 464pgs plus Laminated board cover which includes full colour photos, descriptions of all products and is Perfect Bound in a landscape format. (Note this may change to Portrait during the contract period).
The current Professional Services Catalogue has approximately 72pgs plus laminated cover with full colour photos, descriptions for products included and is perfect bound.
Paper for Catalogues:
This Lot relates to the purchase by the Contracting Authority of paper for its catalogue print requirements.
The Contracting Authority will procure the paper and the Supplier will deliver to the Authorities nominated printer. The Authority may allow the nominated printer to order directly on its behalf, in such an event the Contracting Authority will advise both Supplier and Printer of the type, specification and pricing.
Mailing Services:
KCS deliver to approx. 10 000 drop points each year (predominantly educational establishments whose opening hours are usually 8:00-16:00) with a variety of pack sizes (see below), the catalogues should be delivered in an extra-large heavy weight self-seal, side weld poly bag with strapping, costs should include all fulfilment costs involved in the mailing of each pack, including the insertion of a letter with each catalogue.
Deliveries are UK wide inc. Jersey and Guernsey (Ireland and the Highlands are not included).
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Lot 1 Catalogue Production
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79800000
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Lot 2 Paper for Catalogues
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
30197630
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Lot 3 Mailing Services
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79571000
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
This opportunity will be completed electronically via ProContract, a site run by ProActis. Interested organisations should go to: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk to register and express interest. To express interest select ‘Current Opportunities’, from the ‘Organisation’ drop-down box select ‘Commercial Services’, click search and select the appropriate opportunity. Once you have successfully expressed interest via the portal you will be sent an email directing you to the ProContract site from which you will be able to access and download the invitation to tender documentation and any other relevant information. This email should be retained, as it will contain your direct link to the ProContract portal, for information purposes only the link is: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf Do Not Use This Link Now. Tenderers should also note that final submissions must be made via ProContract, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. All Documents Pertaining to this Opportunity will be Available for Download via the Procontract Portal from the Outset. Please ensure you are able to download all files immediately after accessing the ProContract portal.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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