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Published 17 Mar 2025, 14:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Award of ITT/24/27 - Print Studio Cutting Machine

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Metropolitan University (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Published estimate£50,000£60,000 inc. VAT11.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 22 May 2025
Awarded to Papergraphics
Contract term Ends 7 Apr 2025starts 7 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and installation of a cutting machine and associated software to the Cardiff Metropolitan University Print Studio.

CPV: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 7 Apr 2025 – 7 Apr 2025Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Mar 2025, 14:36 GMT
Last source update
10 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST
Authority reference
ITT/24/27
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009690
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04edeb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
28 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

This tender is being conducted fully electronically via the University’s ‘In-Tend’ e-tender portal.

All tender documentation will be issued via this portal and all bidder’s tender returns must also be submitted via the portal.

Cardiff Met Intend e-tender portal website address:

in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffmet/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

17 Mar 2025 → 10 Jun 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 14:36 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    7 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 14:36 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £55,6461 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PapergraphicsSME£55,646 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ITT/24/27 - Print Studio Cutting Machine · PapergraphicsSME

    Signed
    22 May 2025
    Value
    £55,646
    Period
    23 May 2025 – 21 May 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPNB-5569-JLHH Llandaff campus, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2YBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Papergraphics LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHPL-4685-WDHP Diva Innovation Centre, Crawley, South East, RH10 9QRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender