Tender for Fulfilment Mailing and Storage Services
The University of Cambridge would like to invite tenderers for the provision of a fulfilment and mailing services framework.
United Kingdom-Cambridge: Printed matter and related products
2016/S 049-081503
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of The University of Cambridge
Procurement Services, Greenwich House, 1st Floor South, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road
Contact point(s): Procurement Services
For the attention of: Tim Young
CB3 0TX Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1223332233
E-mail: purchasing.intend@admin.cam.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcambridge
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
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 6: Financial services a) Insurances services b) Banking and investment services
NUTS code UKH1
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Framework Agreement will commence as soon as possible after the contract is awarded for an initial 1 year period. This is to bring the Framework Agreement in line with the Print Framework which is due to expire on the 25.6.2017 with the option to extended for a further 2 periods up to June 2019. 1 Framework will be tendered from 2019 including Print and Fulfilment and Mailing Services.
The principle behind framework arrangements is that they shall not in themselves constitute as contracts, but will establish a structure by which orders may be placed by the Development Office, each forming a separate contract under the terms and conditions set out in the framework.
We seek to appoint 3 service providers on a framework basis to meet the criteria outlined above.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
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II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The Framework Agreement will commence as soon as possible after the contract is awarded for an initial 1 year period. This is to bring the Framework Agreement in line with the Print Framework which is due to expire on the 25.6.2017 with the option to extended for a further 2 periods up to June 2019. 1 Framework will be tendered from 2019 including Print and Fulfilment and Mailing Services.
The principle behind framework arrangements is that they shall not in themselves constitute as contracts, but will establish a structure by which orders may be placed by the Development Office, each forming a separate contract under the terms and conditions set out in the framework.
We seek to appoint 3 service providers on a framework basis to meet the criteria outlined above.
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
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.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
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
Information about the tender process to be followed does not amount to a legally binding offer by the University to follow the process so described. The University reserves the right not to follow or to modify the procedures as the University considers necessary.
The tender process is being conducted electronically via In-tend.
Suppliers are required to register on this website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcambridge in order to receive documentation. After registering the tender documentation can then be downloaded. All tender responses and any supporting documentation must be submitted through this system. There must be no postal correspondence from bidders unless agreed with the University. Tenders shall not be sent and will not be accepted by fax or email.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: