CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

The National Procurement Service is a pan public sector organisation, for the public sector, of the public sector, which will deliver 'All-Wales' contracts and frameworks for all public sector organisations in Wales. The current list of organisations signed up to using the National Procurement Service can be found at: http://npswales.gov.uk/about-us/customer-member-organisations?lang=en This list may be subject to change if further organisations sign up to use the NPS, or if any of these organisations are replaced during the life of the agreement. In addition, the agreement will be available for use by All Schools and Educational Establishments, Town and Community Councils, Housing Associations and Voluntary Organisations within the City and County Boundaries of Wales. Welsh Public Sector organisations that are not named above, but sign up to the NPS during the term of the agreement will be allowed to use the Agreement as NPS members.

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

All Wales

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The intention is to let an All Wales Printing Framework Agreement for use by the Public Sector in Wales which is being conducted by the National Procurement Service on behalf of the Welsh Public Sector. This framework agreement will be a multi-supplier agreement with mulit-technical Lots providing national coverage of Wales.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=26738

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NPS-CS-0022-15

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

(WA Ref:26738)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Please see Part 7 of Section 4 Specification for details.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for high volume print.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

A range of print services that may include, but not be limited to brochures, catalogues, marketing literature, and reports etc.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for a range of print services of medium to low print runs.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Range of Print services that may include, but not be limited to marketing literature, reports, brochures, information booklets, stationery, folders, NCR sets / pads, etc.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for low volume / quick turn around Digital Print.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Customers who have a requirement for short run / quick turnaround print for a range of print services that may include, but not be limited to marketing literature, reports, business stationery and forms/pads.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for Specialist Print and Finishing.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

This may include items such as: Point of Sale products; promotional items; vinyl printing; PVC printing; banners; intricate gluing; hand finishing; complex folding; sample bags, or any other specialist items that the customers may require.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for printing of envelopes.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

A range of standard size envelopes and bespoke envelopes to any required size, in a variety of stocks including, white, manilla, tinted stocks, board backed and padded etc.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for newspaper printing services.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Range of popular formats of Tabloid, Quarter Fold, Broadsheet, in colour or black only also to include (if required) delivery and distribution Standard Tabloid newspapers.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

The Supplier(s) must be able to offer services for direct mail and transactional printing that requires data personalisation in a secure environment.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The Supplier(s) must be able to source all printed items for inclusion in any direct mail campaign when required i.e. where a leaflet forms part of the campaign to be mailed, Supplier(s) may be required to source and organise the printing of any inserts.

The Supplier(s) must be able to print variable data including but not limited to text.

The Supplier(s) must be able to offer services for collation and fulfilment.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

The Supplier(s) must be able to offer a facility where required by the customer to print, store and deliver items in a secure environment.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

This may include but not be limited to personalisation, stock storage, stock call off facilities and fulfilment. Examples include but are not limited to cheques, NHS printed forms, pension statements, certificates etc.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

A fully managed service supporting all the requirements of Lots 1-8 and with the ability to provide customers a solution to ordering their total organisations print and associated printing services requirements, on a project basis or any constituent part of the process. Please Note All CPV codes in advert apply to this Lot.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

The Supplier(s) must act as a Prime Supplier(s) responsible for the delivery of all the Goods and Services required under this Lot which can include the use of sub-contractors.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots