The Provision of Printed Book Production
The Open University · South East
Key facts
- Contract value
- £5,600,000
- Awarded
- 14 Sep 2022
- Contract starts
- 02 Oct 2022
- Contract ends
- 02 Oct 2026
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Buyer type
- Education
Awarded to 4 suppliers
| Supplier | Value |
|---|---|
| Halstan Printing Group | — |
| Henry Ling Limited | — |
| HOBBS THE PRINTERS LIMITED | — |
| Pureprint Group | — |
Description
The Open University seeks four providers to supply printed book production for a 3 year contract, with 1 x 12 month renewal period to a possible 4 years.
The Open University provides bespoke printed books and supplements to support each student's learning journey. The OU can typically issue 200 new products a year and circa 700 reprint orders of existing products, in varying volumes.
The products are required in three trimmed sizes:- A4 (297x210mm); Crown(246x189mm) and OU Science (263x210mm). The printing requirements are for mono text, 2 colour text, 4 colour text. The binding options are unsewn, saddle-stitched and loose-leaf. Paginations range from 8pp to 496pp.
The contract excludes the supply of paper and is for the supply of print, production and delivery of publications to the OU's warehouse.
A framework of four suppliers will be required to fulfil the OU's requirements for this Contract.
Interested applicants should review the specification documents within the tender pack carefully.
This is a Restricted Procurement under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Potential applicants will be requested to respond to the Supplier Selection Questionnaire in the first instance. The responses will be evaluated and the 8 highest scoring companies will be invited to tender.
Address to express and interest and download tender documentation: https://in- tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity
Closing date for completed selection questionnaires is Wednesday 6th April at 12noon.
Categories (CPV)
- 22100000 Printed books, brochures and leaflets
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