Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Multifunctional Print Devices and Associated Digital Transformation Solutions
Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis further competition is conducted in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement.
Only suppliers appointed to the National Education Framework for the provision of Multifunctional Print Devices and Associated Digital Transformation Solutions OE/DU/MFD/01 are eligible to participate in this further competition.
CPV: Colour graphics printers · Inkjet printers · Laser printers · Printers and plotters
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£355,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- price: Price
- Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Mar 2026, 10:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2026, 10:27 GMT
- Authority reference
Further Competition under a Framework Agreement FRAMEWORK REF: UOE/DU/MFD/01- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020760- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066508Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Mar 2026
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
9 Mar 2026 → 5 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published233 days ago9 Mar 2026, 10:27 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago20 Mar 2026
- Submission deadline215 days ago27 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago5 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Mar 2026, 10:27 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender