Braintree District Council : External Printing (Council Tax Bills & Benefit Letters)

UK-Benfleet: Printing and related services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Castle Point Borough Council
       Council Offices, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 1TF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1376551414, Email: katrine.sallows@braintree.gov.uk
       Contact: Katrine Sallows
       Main Address: https://www.castlepoint.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH3

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: External Printing (Council Tax Bills & Benefit Letters)            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79800000 - Printing and related services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Design, creation, printing and distribution e.g. to Royal Mail, of the Councils new year Council Tax Bills and printing of Benefit Notifications under CCS RM6017 Postal Goods, Services and Solutions Framework Lot 7

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 218,895
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            64110000 - Postal services.
            64112000 - Postal services related to letters.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH3 - Essex
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Essex
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Castle Point Borough Council sought a suitably qualified and experienced company who must be able to meet tight deadlines, design, create, print and distribute for posting, new year Council Tax Bills, print Benefit Notifications and provide a hybrid mail solution with the ability to upscale to include corporate post during the contract lifetime. This requirement was competed by way of a mini-competition under CCS RM6017 Postal Goods, Services and Solutions Framework Lot 7.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 50
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 2334    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: External Printing (Council Tax Bills and Benefit Letters) including Hybrid Mail

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 01/11/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 6
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             CFH Docmail Ltd, 01716891
             St Peter's Park, Wells Road, Radstock, BS3 3UP, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKK23
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 218,895          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 218,895
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=747373799

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Castle Point Borough Council
          Kiln Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 1TF, United Kingdom
          Email: katrine.sallows@braintree.gov.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 03/01/2023