Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-26
Buyer: University of Sunderland
Country: UK
Region: Sunderland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 30100000 | 30121100 | 30121200 | 30121300 | 30123000
Submission deadline: 2016-11-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: The University of Sunderland has been providing higher education in the City since 1901 and has held University status since 1992. It is an innovative,
As well as our two Sunderland-based campuses we operate a site at Canary Wharf in London and deliver our programmes to 6,500 overseas students in their own countries. We also operate National Glass Centre, a centre of excellence and visitor attraction for contemporary glass.
The University seeks to appoint a suitable strategic supplier to deliver a fully managed print and postal service.
The supplier will be expected to support the University's strategic plan and vision for digitisation.
As part of the overall delivery and on-going support of the solution the successful provider should provide, but not limited to:
— Resource (staffing, hardware and software), management and supply of an on-site Print Centre Service,
— General print management, management of all other/ specialist print needs either through own supply or through an approved alternative supplier,
The supplier shall support the University to develop and embed a print and postal strategy through the implementation of best practices, more efficient approaches to printing and postal operations as well as changing behaviour across the organisation.
The supplier shall work in partnership with the University to develop initiatives/ solutions to support the implementation of digitisation across the organisation, which may include but not limited to:
The anticipated value of the award is approximately 3 750 000 GBP exc VAT for the total length of the contract (including extension options). This equates to approx. 750 000 GBP exc VAT per annum spend.
For the purpose of this tender award and any subsequent services which may be connected with the original award we reserve the right to spend a further 40 % of the anticipated spend subject to any funds made available to the University. This additional spend may be utilised to expand the provision into new areas such as digitisation and to allow for any additional requirements (in terms of hardware) that may be required for the duration of the award.
Details of current expenditure or potential future uptake are given in good faith as a guide to past purchasing and current planning to assist you in submitting your Tender. They should not be interpreted as an undertaking or guarantee to purchase any goods or services to any particular value and do not form part of the Contract.
Any commissions under this contract or framework maybe subject to external funding from bodies such as Arts Council, ERDF, Heritage Lottery Fund, LEP etc. and the successful suppliers will be expected to work with the University on any funding applications where appropriate. This list of funding bodies is not exhaustive.

Eligibility requirements: Further information will be requested in the form of a selection questionnaire. Further information will be requested in the form of a selection questionnaire. Further information will be requested in the form of a selection questionnaire. Further information will be requested in the form of a selection questionnaire.
Further information will be requested in the form of a selection questionnaire. Further information will be requested in the form of a selection questionnaire.
Further information will be requested in the form of a selection questionnaire.