Paper – Printing and Specialist Services – Framework Agreement

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

PAPER – PRINTING AND SPECIALIST SERVICES – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
Contract type: Supply contract
Contracting authority: North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) on behalf of APUC, CPC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and SUPC. Tel: 1612348012. Email: helen.dodd-williams@manchester.ac.uk (Helen Dodd-Williams), M1 3HZ.
Object of the contract
The Awarding Authority is seeking to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement on behalf of the members for Paper – Printing and Specialist.
Tenderers shall accept and acknowledge that by issuing this ITT. The Awarding Authority shall not be bound to accept any Tender and reserves the right not to conclude a Framework Agreement for Paper – Printing and Specialist for which Tenders are invited nor does it constitute an offer to enter into a contractual relationship.
This Framework Agreement will commence on 1st January 2018 for an initial period of 24 months until 31st December 2019 with the option to extend the Agreement for 12 months until 31st December 2020 and a further 12 months to 31st December 2021 subject to satisfactory Supplier performance.
The Framework Agreement for Paper – Printing and Specialist includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; coated and uncoated papers, recycled and virgin papers, cut sheet and reel papers, a variety of paper sizes including SR, A4 and A3 and a variety of FSC and PEFC certified papers. This list is not exhaustive. These products will be utilised in the following areas; commercial printing units and office environments. This Framework is not intended to fulfil desktop paper requirements, as this is covered by the Office Supplies Agreement. However, specialist papers are expected to be purchased in smaller quantities rather than pallets.
It is intended that a maximum of seven suppliers will be appointed to the Framework Agreement. These will be the Tenderers who achieve the highest total scores based on the Award Criteria. If a number of suppliers score equally and fall into joint seventh place then all Tenderers in equal seventh place will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement.
The following organisations have committed to this procurement and intend to utilise the Framework Agreement as soon as possible after award:
NWUPC
APUC !/members
HEPCW
LUPC
NEUPC
SUPC
CPC
The Framework Agreement is open to the current and future Member Institutions & affiliated Public Sector Bodies including FE colleges and the Research Councils () as defined by the above Consortia. At some point during the life of the Framework Agreement the current members of the following may wish to utilise the Agreement and should have access at any point with the permission of NWUPC. This Agreement is not intended to replace any current Agreements that either participating or non-participating Institutions may already have in place. A list of the current members is available as follows:
Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide

Local Authorities

www.ubico.co.uk (Agent acting on behalf of Cheltenham Borough Council)
NDPBs

National Parks Authorities

Police Forces in the United Kingdom

Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom

NHS Bodies England

Hospices in the UK

Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations)
Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom

Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom

Scottish Public Bodies
The Framework Agreement will be available for use by any Scottish Public Sector Body: the Authority; Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies; offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices; cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998; the Scotland Office; the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body; councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (except where they are acting in their capacity as educational authority); Scottish joint fire boards or joint fire and rescue boards; Scottish joint police boards or any successor National Police or Fire Authority; Scottish National Park authorities, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing(Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, Northern Lighthouse Board, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing.
Scottish Government

Scottish Parliament

Scottish Local Authorities

Scottish Agencies, NDPBs

Scottish NHS Bodies

Scottish Police

Scottish Housing Associations

The Scotland Office

Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) — Scotland

Scottish Schools

Welsh Public Bodies
National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Local Authorities, and all bodies covered by:

Welsh Schools

Welsh Government Sponsored Bodies

NHS Wales

Housing Associations — registered Social Landlords Wales

Social Care Wales

NI Public Bodies
Northern Ireland Government Departments

Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities

Schools in Northern Ireland

Universities in Northern Ireland

Health and Social care in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Housing Associations

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Please see ITT documents available on the website below for Framework call off procedures and full tender details.
CPV: 30197642
Administrative Information
OFF3117 NW
Date documents can be requested until 25.10.2017
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Other Information
TKR-2017927-EX-572946