77,000,000

Concepts

• business services
• manchester
• printed matter

Location

Manchester

Description

Services relate to large scale transactional bulk printing, mail sorting, and presentation for postal distribution of DWP customer letters, together with collation and insertion into the envelopes of associated leaflets or other printed information to DWP to customers and the generation of internal reports. These include: - The extraction and manipulation of customer specific data, generated from front line operational processing systems; - Printing of software generated documents specifically in line with operational business rules i.e inserts, reply envelopes; - Mail sorting of sealed envelopes and despatch preparation ready for collection by one or more carriers (postal channels are out of scope of this contractual arrangement and covered under the Mail and Office Services contract).

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 22000000 - Printed matter and related products

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

The modification to extend the contract has been made to sustain business continuity and allow sufficient time to plan, research, prepare and issue a new tender to the market. The extension term is allowable and was contained in the tender documents and contract notice. This is in line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (regulation 72) and OJEU Regulations.

Other Information

Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page). For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk. DWP expressly reserves the rights(i)to use a reverse auction; (ii)to cancel this procurement at any stage; (iii)to not award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (iv)and in no circumstances will DWP be liable for any costs incurred by potential suppliers.