The Council requires print paper, envelope and associated products suppliers to be appointed to a framework contract for the provision of the above so it can continue to run its internal Printroom service which uses a wide variety of paper products

• Suppliers on this lot must be able to deliver within 48 hours. • On occasion suppliers will be required to deliver on shorter timeframes and suppliers will be approached on a price ranking basis to establish whether our requirements can be met. • Suppliers will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.

• Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.

• Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot. • Suppliers on this lot must be a Royal Mail approved envelope manufacturer and have undertaken Royal Mails quality assurance process for producing machinable envelopes for our Royal Mail Retail and Wholesale sorted letter products. Pre-printed addressed envelopes must successfully pass the design requirements for Royal Mails optical character recognition mailpiece and be able to supply proof PDFs showing the envelope design. • If a change of envelope artwork is required, suppliers will be expected to provide proof PDFs of the new approved envelope. • Suppliers on this lots must have a turnaround time of two weeks from sign-off of artwork to delivery of the envelope order.

• Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.

Procurement Act 2023

Open procedure

Prices will be established through competitive tendering at framework award. Suppliers will be appointed based on the most advantageous tender using a 50% Quality / 50% Price evaluation methodology. Call-off contracts may be awarded by either Direct Award or Mini-Competition in accordance with the framework award methodology.

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