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Published 20 May 2022, 13:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SPS 2360 - Print Production Services

Official notice

Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) would like to invite Service Providers to submit tenders for the Provision of Publication Printing Services.

CPV: Printing and distribution services · Printing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) would like to invite suppliers to submit tenders…Published value£600,000

The Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) would like to invite suppliers to submit tenders for the Provision of Publication Printing Services.

The aim of the procurement is to appoint a printing company to provide print reprographic and electronic publication services. The Service Provider will produce RBG publication Greenwich Info, in the format of a mini tabloid newspaper or standard tabloid on either a fortnightly, monthly or quarterly frequency.

RBG requires high quality print and reprographics company, particularly regarding photographs and colour definition to fulfil the needs of the council’s printed communication, currently named “Greenwich Info”. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated in the procurement documents. Suppliers will be expected to deliver social value as part of the delivery of the contract.

Delivery: London
Extensions: The Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to extend the Contract for a period or periods of up to a further 24 months making a total possible contract period of 5 years.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
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 45
  • Price: 55
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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

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
20 May 2022, 13:48 BST
Last source update
20 May 2022, 13:48 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN613649
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013617
Classification (CPV)
Printing and distribution servicesPrinting services
Delivery area
London (UKI51)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033bd6 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Details are in the procurement documents (ITT pack).

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Royal Borough of Greenwich has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period after notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the RBG Proactis e- tendering Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the eTendering Suite. If bidders have not yet registered on the eTendering Suite, this can be done online at https://royalgreenwich.proactishosting.com/ and click on the tab ‘supplier registration’. Note: registration may take some time, therefore, please ensure that you allow enough time to register. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Suite, please contact Proactis Helpdesk Freephone: 0345 0103503. Once registration is completed, the registered user will receive a notification email to alert them that this has been done. A registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by looking at the opportunity’s section and selecting the contract you want to tender for. As a user of the e-Tendering Suite, you will have access to Proactis e-Portal email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific. Tender event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. All communications relating to this tender exercise must be via e-portal messaging system. No direct emails to officers will be answered unless you are having problems communicating through the portal. This process aims to improve audit trails as well as avoid duplication. Please note, social value considerations are included in this contract. Details are stated in the tender documents.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
20 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Jun 2022, 12:15 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 May 2022 → 20 Jun 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 May 2022, 13:48 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    20 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    20 Jun 2022, 12:15 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich, London, London, SE18 6HQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeMediation body London
  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

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