Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS)
9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3454102222
E-mail: ccsprintteam@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/ccs
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public Procurement
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Print and Digital Communications
Reference number: RM6297
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79800000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of printed matter, digital communications and related products for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies.
The agreement shall include multiple routes to market (Direct Award and Further Competition) for purchasing print products, digital communications and all associated services to provide an end to end print management service.
The scope shall include all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers.
The lotting structure of this framework has been determined as a result of market engagement and is as follows:
Lot 1 Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award, including Command & House Papers)
Lot 2 Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
930 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Single supplier, Direct Award lot.
Provision of Command and House Paper Service.
The scope shall include all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers.
II.2.14) Additional information
n/a
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Multiple suppliers, Further Competition lot.
The scope shall include all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers.
II.2.14) Additional information
N/A
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
21/03/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to launch a framework agreement to replace RM6170 Print Management Services.
Please could you express your interest by emailing ccsprintteam@crowncommercial.gov.uk no later than midday on Thursday 29th February 2024. If you have already expressed your interest to the previous PIN released in December, there is no need to send another email.
Your email must clearly state: the name of your organisation, contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement and the lots you would be interested in bidding for.
Procurement information:
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will use an eSourcing system for this competition and reserves the right to use an electronic auction. The eSourcing system we will use is https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
The value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years.
The date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page (https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming) for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.
Supplier assurance requirements:
The Cyber Essentials scheme is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The Government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet.
To participate in this procurement, bidders will be required to demonstrate that they are Cyber Essentials Plus certified for the services under and in connection with the procurement.
The bidder may be awarded a contract but shall not enter into any call off contracts with buyers until they are able to demonstrate to CCS that they meet the technical requirements prescribed by the Cyber Essentials Plus Scheme for services under and in connection with this procurement.
Additional supplier assurance requirements will be made available during the market engagement sessions and at the time of tender release.
A Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here;
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c95c443a-e57a-4d12-bbfe-86e68b03e056
This prior information notice replaces the previous PIN issued on the 13/12/2023;
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1133854c-44c5-40fe-b63c-67587a1d92f0
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/02/2024