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Published 6 Oct 2021, 16:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electoral Services Print Service

Official notice

Authority: Warrington Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£800,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Nov 2021awarded 1 Mar 2021
Awarded to Print Image Network Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Print supplier to provide its elections and electoral registration printed materials in an efficient and professional manner with an end product that is expertly produced and will provide best value.

The Council area consists of 2 Parliamentary Constituencies - Warrington North and Warrington South, 22 Borough Wards, 18 Parish Councils with 42 Parish Wards. Warrington is within the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Area.

The Councils election cycle is all out Borough and Parish elections every 4 years and the next all out elections are scheduled for 2024

The contract will initially be for a period of 5 years with the potential for 5 further extensions of 1 year

CPV: Printed matter and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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: 66.5%Price: 30%Social value: 3.5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Approach: 28%
  • Skills and Technical ability: 28%
  • Business Plan: 7%
  • Sample: 3.5%
  • price: 30%
  • Social Value: 3.5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Approach: 28
  • Skills and Technical ability: 28
  • Business Plan: 7
  • Sample: 3.5
  • Social Value: 3.5
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2021, 16:27 BST
Last source update
12 Feb 2024, 14:53 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN574299
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004655
Classification (CPV)
Printed matter and related products
Delivery area
North West (UKD61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e8db Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Nov 2021, 12:10 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Nov 2021 → 12 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Nov 2021, 12:10 GMT
  3. Notice published
    12 Feb 2024, 14:53 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2024, 14:53 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    12 Feb 2024, 14:53 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Print Image Network Ltd£800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Warrington Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1 Timesquare, Warrington, North West, WA1 2NTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.