Managed Print Service

Concepts

• printing services
• printing ink
• office type offset printing machinery
• printing machinery
• print utility
• managed print services
• managed print
• managed print service
• public printing
• the corporation’s current managed print service contract

Location

City of London premises (34 postal codes)

Description

The Digital Information & Technology Services (DITS) Team are looking to procure a managed print provider.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Digital Information & Technology Services (DITS) Team are looking to procure a managed print provider. The Corporation’s current Managed Print service contract ends in Aug 2024. This contract covers City of London Corporation, City of London Police, Barbican, Libraries (including public printing), Schools and Print room with a print fleet of 540 devices deployed at around 34 post codes. The print volumes in many areas in the Corporation have reduced post pandemic while some have returned to pre-pandemic levels. The Project’s objective is to procure a new Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services contract to replace the current contract. The initial duration of the contract is 5 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the term of the contract for up to 2 years in line with the published Terms and Conditions. Therefore, the total potential duration of the contract, including extensions, is 7 years. The City reserves the right to vary the term of the contract further in line with the published Terms and Conditions. Please note that the contract value is up to £500,000 per annum in line with the published Tender Documents and the published Terms & Conditions.

Renewal Options

The duration of the contract is 60 months (5 years), subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract for a further 24 months (2 years). The maximum length of the contract is therefore 84 months (7 years).

CPV Codes

• 79810000 - Printing services
• 22610000 - Printing ink
• 30122000 - Office-type offset printing machinery
• 42991200 - Printing machinery
• 48773000 - Print utility software package

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Please note that the contract value is up to £500,000 per annum and the value advertised is the total potential value for both the initial term and any subsequent terms, in line with the published Tender Documents and the published Terms & Conditions. This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £3,500,000. Participants should register as a supplier on the portal using the aforementioned URL/link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled using the Reference number stated below. The procurement is being run as a one stage process under the open procedure and therefore, if your organisation would like to participate in this tender exercise, it can by completing and returning the Qualification Envelope and the Invitation To Tender documents which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at: www.capitalesourcing.com with the Reference number: prj_COL_23257 or itt_COL_17873. Organisations must submit their completed Qualification Envelope and Invitation to Tender documents, via the system by the return deadline in order to participate and registration is free. Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents cannot be uploaded after the return deadline. The contracting authority will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their applicable Qualification Envelopes and Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents. The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights then it will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Economic operators are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their tender submissions and all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by the economic operators. The procurement process that will apply to the requirement is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.