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Published 21 May 2021, 15:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Printing Services Dynamic Purchasing System for the South East Wales (SEW) Regional Procurement Group

Official notice

Authority: Newport City Council (Local council)

Dynamic market3 lotsServicesRestricted procedure
Dynamic market estimate£3,200,000total for 3 lots · market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Printing Services Dynamic Purchasing System for the South East Wales (SEW) Regional Procurement Group will consist of three lots as follows:

Lot 1: Commercial Low to High Volume Print, Direct Mail and Transactional Print, Newspaper Print and Security Print

Lot 2: Digital Print

Lot 3: Specialist Print and Finishing

The DPS will commence on the 1st April 2021 and will continue for an unspecified period of time in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (subject to termination in accordance with the Standards terms). It is envisaged that the DPS will at least operate for a minimum of 4 Years.

This is the Round Two opportunity in order for any additional interested suppliers to apply to join the existing DPS.

NOTE - If you are already appointed onto this Print DPS you should not re-apply again.

CPV: Digital printing services · Printing and related services · Printing services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market (open)

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1Commercial Low to High Volume Print, Direct Mail and Transactional Print, Newspaper Print and Security PrintPublished value£336,000

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for commercial low to high volume print for a range of print services that may include, but not be limited to brochures, catalogues, marketing literature, information booklets, stationery, folders, NCR sets, envelopes and reports etc.

Direct Mail and Transactional Print, Newspaper Print and Security Print is also a requirement of this Lot but not all suppliers appointed to this Lot have to facilitate these services.

Delivery: Wales
Second stage: up to 12 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Digital Print ServicesPublished value£376,000

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for low volume / quick turnaround Digital Print services that may include, but not be limited to marketing literature, reports, business stationery, envelope print and forms/pads

Delivery: Wales
Second stage: up to 20 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Specialist Print and FinishingPublished value£88,000

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for Specialist Print and Finishing. This may include items such as: Point of Sale products; promotional items; vinyl printing; PVC printing; banners; intricate gluing; hand finishing; complex folding; sample bags, or any other specialist items that the customers may require.

Delivery: Wales
Second stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Printing Services Dynamic Purchasing System for the South East Wales…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 May 2021, 15:25 BST
Last source update
21 May 2021, 15:25 BST
Authority reference
NCC-2020-051
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011352
Classification (CPV)
Digital printing servicesPrinting and related servicesPrinting services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b3ca Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: 1. The South East Wales Regional Procurement Delivery Group acts on behalf of the Customers within South East Wales to deliver value for money from the procurement of common and repetitive goods and services that are no longer procured by the National Procurement Service. The following public sector organisations have confirmed their participation in the Print DPS: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Bridgend County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Cardiff Council, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Monmouthshire County Council, Newport City Council, Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council, Torfaen County Borough Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council and the South Wales Fire Service. This list may be subject to change if further organisations sign up to use the DPS, or if any of these organisations are replaced during the life of the agreement. In addition, the DPS will be available for use by Welsh Ministers, their agencies, sponsored and statutory bodies and other contracting authorities funded by them, whether or not they operate independently of Welsh Ministers i.e. including but not limited to all Local Authorities, NHS Trusts and Health Boards, Police and Crime Commissioners and Police forces, Fire Services. 2. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk - Click the “Suppliers register here” link - Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the Project - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the “PQQs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ (pqq_33111) available from 24 May 2021 to access the content. - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the page. - This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - Click on the PQQ code to access the content 3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ. - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on: - email: help@bravosolution.co.uk - Phone: 0800 368 4850 NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=110818 (WA Ref:110818) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Admission period ends
28 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 May 2021 → 28 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 May 2021, 15:25 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    28 Mar 2025
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Mar 2025, 16:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newport City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Newport, Wales, NP20 4URContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria