Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6BP
UK
Contact person: Buyer — Procurement
E-mail: finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.open.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity
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
Direct Mail Production and Mailing Services/PRO/OJEU/2020
Reference number: OUPA10545
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79823000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Open University tendered printing and mailing services to fulfil its requirements for direct mailings to alumni and supporters and prospective students.
The contract will be for 2 years with a possible extension of a further two additional 12-month periods.
The successful supplier will manage the production and collation of all items contained in these mailings such as personalised letters, printed magazines, magazines, leaflets, outer envelopes and business reply envelopes.
The selected supplier will manage the mailing of the packs, from addressee data supplied, mailing accurately and on time to each recipient.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University tendered it's printing and mailing service requirements for direct mailings to alumni and supporters and prospective students.
The contract will be for 2 years with a possible extension of a further two additional 12-month periods.
The successful supplier will manage the production and collation of all items contained in these mailings such as personalised letters, printed magazines, magazines, leaflets, outer envelopes and business reply envelopes.
The successful supplier will be responsible for the mailing of the packs, from addressee data supplied, mailing accurately and on time to each recipient.
Mailing volumes may go up or down depending on the nature of the campaign and budget available and the item specifications may vary during the course of the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality criteria and sub-weightings set out in the procurement documents
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 041-098079
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Direct Mail Production and Mailing Services/PRO/OJEU/2020
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Paragon Customer Communications Ltd
Park House, Lower Ground Floor, 16-18 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7EB
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.paragon-cc.com/en-gb
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:
: 1 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/08/2020