Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
19 George Road
Birmingham
B15 1NU
UK
Contact person: Polly Morgan
Telephone: +44 08458875000
E-mail: Polly.Morgan@htepg.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for External Print and Digit Services
Reference number: 2020-042470
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This Tender is to establish a framework agreement for external print and digital services. The duration of the framework agreement will be four (4) years at a maximum; three (3) years initial period with option of extending for period of 12 months.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
10 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
30 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22100000
22300000
22458000
30197630
30197645
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
External print and digital services is for the provision of a fully outsourced solution which enables the strategic management of prints and digital services. The framework agreement will comprise the entire services for external print and digital services including: supply of goods or services, stock management, storage, pick and pack, despatch and management information. This Framework Agreement will cover the complete service to optimise, manage and produce an organisations external print requirements including the production of reprographics (Artwork and Design), printing and personalisation of documents, finishing and binding and stock management. Moreover, the framework agreement is designed to support those Participating Authorities who want to migrate from a traditional in-house print process to the appointment of strategic supplier for all external print and associated service requirements and the successful supplier will be required to support the Participating Authority through generating concepts to production.
Terms and Conditions/Activity Based Income (ABI) The terms and conditions of this framework agreement and any resulting call-off contract is appended to the ITT. These terms include provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the award of this framework agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management information to HTE.
Submission of expressions of interest and procurement information. This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must register expressions of interest as follows:
— register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk
— login to the portal with username/password,
— click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any registered supplier,
— click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content,
— click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can
Access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQ/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the SQ/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further advice, contact the Bravo e- Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk. Sid4Gov HTE utilises the sid4gov supplier information database. Candidates should register on sid4gov at https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register and submit their
Sid4gov company profile for publication on the database. Candidates already registered on sid4gov must ensure information is up to date. Where access to sid4gov is unavailable, please contact the sid4gov Helpdesk at sid4gov@gps.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that sid4gov does not prepopulate any fields of the SQ on HTE's Bravo portal. Candidates must complete the Qualification and Technical Envelopes of the SQ in Bravo in full.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Price
/ Weighting:
35
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend by 12 months.
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2020/S 202-492052
Section V: Award of contract
Title: External Print and Digital Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/05/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Ltd
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Collector Set Printers ltd
Kent
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cubiquity Ltd
Surrey
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Harlow Printing Ltd
Tyne and Wear
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SF Taylor
Stockport
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
30 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
100 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe LLP
Birmingham
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
HTE incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreement was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, providing time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the agreement was entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Legal Department, HealthTrust Europe LLP
Birmingham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/06/2021