Staffordshire County Council Print Management Services
The Council seeks A Print Management Service, where a single supplier handles all requirements and has access to third party capability and capacity.
United Kingdom-Stafford: Printing and related services
2017/S 181-370794
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Staffordshire Procurement, 2 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1785854654
E-mail: alison.morgan@staffordshire.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1785854660
NUTS code: UKG24
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Print Management Services.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The Council seeks A Print Management Service, where a single supplier handles all requirements and has access to third party capability and capacity.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The successful service provider should be capable of stepping into the role of PCS and supplying a wide range of mono and colour printed material including, but not limited to, the following types:
Brochures;
Booklets;
Business cards;
Posters;
Postcards;
Flyers;
Surveys;
Letterheads;
Banners;
Design.
A ‘print on demand’ service is required that offers quick turnaround times, keeps documents up to date, reduces wastage, minimises storage and improves the environmental credentials of Staffordshire County Council. The County Council does not guarantee any volume of work or orders placed under this framework agreement.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
After the initial period.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
12 month initial period plus 3×12 month options to extend.
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Payments may be made following acceptance by the banking agents of Staffordshire County Council.
Legal form to be taken by the group of providers to whom the contract is to be awarded — no special legal form is required by the grouping of providers but each provider will be required to become jointly or severally responsible for the contract before acceptance. This is an electronic tender. All submissions must be made via the formal Staffordshire County Council electronic tendering platform — Proactis. All requests for information to be sent through the electronic tendering portal and message facility on the Proactis electronic tendering system. How to register — follow the link to Proactis electronic tendering (https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login).
If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the electronic tendering portal please contact the Commercial Team on commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk
For reference the following website outlines Staffordshire County Council policy on the Community Right to Challenge:
VI.4.1)Review body
1 Staffordshire Place
Stafford
ST16 2DH
United Kingdom
E-mail: commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Stafford
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Lodging of Appeals — Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days where non-electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers. The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract/framework agreement, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender; and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract/framework agreement.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract/framework agreement has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages.
If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages.
The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months.
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
See VI.4.1
See VI.4.1
See VI.4.1
United Kingdom
E-mail: commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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