Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
E-mail: buyline@cardiff.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cardiff.ac.uk/purch/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
"Cardiff Connect" Fulfillment and Mailing
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79571000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We wish to engage a supplier to deliver the FULFILMENT AND MAILING SERVICES for next two issues of Cardiff University’s alumni magazine, Cardiff Connect. We would prefer to work with a company with experience of complicated mailings and/or experience of working within higher education. We also require the company to provide the required level of project management to ensure the publication is delivered on schedule and to a high quality. The next issue is due to be ready and mailing completed no later than 31 October 2016. We anticipate the following issue to be ready for delivery in Spring 2017.
Bidders are asked to complete the attached evaluation spreadsheet and provide pricing for the fulfilment & mailing of both issues with prices to be fixed for the duration of the agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
180 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
We wish to engage a supplier to deliver the FULFILMENT AND MAILING SERVICES for next two issues of Cardiff University’s alumni magazine, Cardiff Connect. We would prefer to work with a company with experience of complicated mailings and/or experience of working within higher education. We also require the company to provide the required level of project management to ensure the publication is delivered on schedule and to a high quality. The next issue is due to be ready and mailing completed no later than 31 October 2016. We anticipate the following issue to be ready for delivery in Spring 2017.
Bidders are asked to complete the attached evaluation spreadsheet and provide pricing for the fulfilment & mailing of both issues with prices to be fixed for the duration of the agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 124-221825
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/09/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sterling Press Ltd.
Kettering Venture Park
Kettering
NN15 6XU
UK
Telephone: +44 1536527300
NUTS: UKF23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 171 422.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:53055)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
Internet address(es)
URL: www.cardiff.ac.uk/purch/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/09/2016