Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-09-16
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 22450000 | 63121000 | 63122000 | 64216120 | 79800000
Estimated value: 420000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-10-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Crown Commercial Service, as the authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of print management services for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. The agreement shall include print products and all associated services to provide an end to end print management service.
For further information concerning the scope of the services please refer to framework schedule 1 (Specification) of the terms and conditions.
Bidders can bid for one or both lots. However, a bidder cannot be awarded a framework contract for both lots.
Lot 1: Print management services, including strategic and transformational services, this is a single supplier lot and buyers will access lot 1 via a direct award call-off procedure.
The value given in section 11.2.6) pertains to both lots and is the estimated total maximum value for the entire duration of the framework agreement, as confirmed in section II.1.5).
Lot 2 is designed for buyers who require the support of a print manager to enable them to take advantage of the end to end services that this approach offers, thereby ensuring that their print needs are fully managed on their behalf.
The buyers who use lot 2 will be a broad range of public sector organisations who range in both size and complexity with regard to their print requirements.
The supplier shall be flexible in their approach to manage the provision of both low value to high value Call-Off Contracts requirements.
The value given in section II.2.6) pertains to both lots and is the estimated total maximum value for the entire duration of the framework agreement, as confirmed in section II.1.5).
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.
Please refer to point 4) in section VI.3) Additional information regarding the reasoning for the use of the accelerated procedure.
As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/797bde57-a0ff-49ee-8f90-4ad88523f3f1
On 2 April 2014 Government introduced its Government Security Classifications (GSC) scheme which replaced Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All bidders should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact this requirement. This link provides information on the GSC at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Cyber Essentials is a mandatory requirement for Central Government contracts which involve handling personal information or provide certain ICT products/services. Government is taking steps to 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 implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. To participate in this procurement, bidders must be able to demonstrate they comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials Plus, for services under and in connection with this procurement. Further information about the requirement for Cyber Essentials Plus can be found within bid pack attachment 2a – Selection questionnaire.
All certificates issued prior to 1 April 2020 or before 30 June 2020 on the existing scheme are valid until 30 June 2021. This includes those issued by accreditation bodies other than IASME.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.

Award value: 420000000