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Published 13 Sept 2023, 09:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Production, Printing and Postage of Benefit Statements for Norfolk Pension Fund

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£265,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2024
Next notice expected 15 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council is seeking a single provider to produce, print and post annual benefits statements for Norfolk Pension Fund.

CPV: Postal services · Printing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Norfolk Pension Fund is seeking to appoint a single provider for the production,…

Norfolk Pension Fund is seeking to appoint a single provider for the production, printing and postage of Annual Benefit Statements.

Delivery: UK, East of England · Please note there will be approximately 300 statements that will need to be sent overseas to various countries.
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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

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
Closed
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
13 Sept 2023, 09:03 BST
Last source update
25 Jan 2024, 08:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42557
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002508
Classification (CPV)
Postal servicesPrinting services
Delivery area
UKEast of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc33 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT

Timeline

15 Jan 2024 → 26 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Jan 2024
  2. Notice published
    25 Jan 2024, 08:41 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Bids opened
    26 Feb 2024, 14:00 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    25 Jan 2024, 08:41 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    25 Jan 2024, 08:41 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
    25 Jan 2024, 08:41 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NplawReview body Norwich

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