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Published 16 Aug 2022, 12:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COV - Printing and mailing of Council Tax and Business Rates Annual Billing

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Sept 2022awarded 1 Dec 2022
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Coventry City Council are seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide the printing of Council Tax, Business Rates and Benefits annual billing. This will include personalisation and direct mailing needs for 2 years with the potential to extend for up to a further 2 years.

CPV: Printing and delivery services · Printing and related services · Printing services · Services related to printing

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 9 bids received (9.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
2 yrs from 1 Nov 2022, n/a

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2022 – 31 Oct 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The framework will be let for a 2 years period with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months until 31/1/2024 depending on the Council's requirements and supplier performance.Variant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “COV - Printing and mailing of Council Tax and Business Rates Annual…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
16 Aug 2022, 12:24 BST
Last source update
13 Dec 2022, 09:43 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
COV - 14005
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035144
Classification (CPV)
Printing and delivery servicesPrinting and related servicesPrinting servicesServices related to printing
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035ee5 Find a Tender

Publisher note: July/August 2024 unless the extensions are enacted, in which case July/August 2026

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
16 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Sept 2022 → 13 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2022
  4. Notice published
    13 Dec 2022, 09:43 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Dec 2022, 09:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 96 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Printing and Mailing of Council Tax and Business Rates Annual Billing

    Signed
    1 Dec 2022
    Value
    £400,000
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.