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Published 23 Jul 2021, 12:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Printing Services Framework for English Heritage

Official notice

Authority: English Heritage

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 Aug 2021awarded 9 Nov 2021
Framework period 4 yrsends 8 Nov 2025 · extension options published · starts 8 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The English Heritage Marketing Department will award a framework agreement covering the Lot outlined below. English Heritage is seeking to appoint a roster of three printers from the sheet-fed printing industry (with the highest scoring tenders) to work with them to deliver outstanding high definition print quality and excellent account management service, giving value for money across a wide range of printed materials. In particular, the charity is seeking companies with in-house prepress working with ISO 12647/2-2013 standard printing conditions in order to work with English Heritage’s own colour standards.

CPV: Printing and related services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 7 bids received (2.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
Framework period
4 yrs from 8 Nov 2021, n/a

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Suppliers interested in this opportunity should register at in orderto express…AwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Suppliers interested in this opportunity should register at in-tendhost.co.uk/english-heritage/asp… ↗ in orderto express interest and download documentation.

Contract period: 8 Nov 2021 – 8 Nov 2025 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a period of up to 24 months subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements after the initial 3 years.Second stage: up to 7 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
How bids were scored
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Printing Services Framework for English Heritage” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
23 Jul 2021, 12:20 BST
Last source update
15 Nov 2021, 13:28 GMT
Authority reference
P/REF EH 00001724
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028464
Classification (CPV)
Printing and related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
23 Aug 2021, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en

Timeline

23 Aug 2021 → 15 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 Aug 2021, 09:00 BST
  2. Contract starts
    8 Nov 2021
  3. Notice published
    15 Nov 2021, 13:28 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Nov 2021, 13:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Nov 2021

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

Contracts

  • Printing Services Framework

    Signed
    9 Nov 2021
    Value
    £1,400,000
    Period
    … – 8 Nov 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

English Heritage

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion The Engine House, Swindon, UK, SN2 2EHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • EHReview body SwindonContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

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