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Published 15 Dec 2021, 10:15 GMT

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Mail and Print Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)

Services
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Postal and telecommunications services (64)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM92)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 28 Feb 2022from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dumfries & Galloway Council is seeking to procure a mail and print solution for regular daily mailings as well as medium and large bulk mailings. This will include, but will not be limited to assessor information notices, appeal correspondence, valuation notices, council tax notices, annual canvass, postal vote applications and daily electoral registration letters.

CPV: Bespoke printed matter · Electoral forms · Miscellaneous printed matter · Postal services · Postal services related to letters · Printed matter and related products · Printing and related services · Security-type printed matter

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Dumfries & Galloway Council is looking to procure a mail & print service for regular…Planned

Dumfries & Galloway Council is looking to procure a mail & print service for regular daily mailings and medium and large bulk mailings. We will require the following, including, but not limited to

  • Print and post of individual and bulk mail items
  • Unlimited daily uploads of mail items
  • Ability to upload single or bulk mailings via secure data files
  • Ability to provide pdf files of individual or bulk mail items where appropriate
  • Process for mail items to be queued pending approval
  • Ability to proof mail prior to posting where it is supplied through large data files
  • Have the capability to receive returned mail and provide a full scanning solution
  • The ability to provide mailings to UK and overseas addresses in line with current electoral registration requirements
  • Ability to print mailings in alternative languages and varying type settings and sizes to support accessibility considerations. Additional information: Please note that this might be a subject to change.
Delivery: Scotland
22000000 Printed matter and related products22450000 Security-type printed matter22458000 Bespoke printed matter22821000 Electoral forms22900000 Miscellaneous printed matter64110000 Postal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Dec 2021, 10:15 GMT
Last source update
15 Dec 2021, 10:15 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031197
Classification (CPV)
Bespoke printed matterElectoral formsMiscellaneous printed matterPostal servicesPostal services related to lettersPrinted matter and related productsPrinting and related servicesSecurity-type printed matter
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM92)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030154 Find a Tender

Publisher note: At this stage, there is an opportunity for interested parties to engage with the Dumfries and Galloway Council in relation to the upcoming contract. Therefore, we invite any interested suppliers who wish to provide input in relation to the contract scope, available solutions and market standards to contact us by emailing: Procurement.Tenders@dumgal.gov.uk. We are planning to contact these suppliers for further information in January 2022. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=677068. (SC Ref:677068)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Dec 2021 → 28 Feb 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Dec 2021, 10:15 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    28 Feb 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Procurement Team, Carruthers House, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2HPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.