Official UK procurement notice
Trafford Council - Provision of Bulk Printing & Mail Services
Authority: Trafford Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£375,025exc. VAT22.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Aug 2023awarded 28 Sept 2023
Awarded to Washington Direct Mail Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide an all-inclusive bulk printing & mail service for Trafford Council
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Mailing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£375,025
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: 30
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Jun 2023, 17:05 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2023, 16:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Aug 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN675140- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028679- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dda8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 Aug 2023 → 28 Sept 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published28 Sept 2023, 16:19 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2023, 16:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £292,2111 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Direct Mail LtdSME | £292,211 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 028679-2023-DN675140 - Trafford Council - Provision of Bulk Printing & Mail Services-1 · Washington Direct Mail LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2023
- Value
- £292,211
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Washington Direct Mail LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria