Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
QE Facilities
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, NE9 6SX.
Gateshead
NE9 6SX
Telephone
+44 1914452804
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Printed Stationery and Facilities Managed Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79810000 - Printing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
QE Facilities is seeking to appoint a supplier with the appropriate product range, experience and competitive pricing to provide a Printed Stationery and Facilities Managed Service.
This VEAT Notice indicates that the Authority intends to award a Public Services contract. The Authority published a contract notice on Contracts Finder regarding this contract opportunity and subsequently conducted an open procedure procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The successful contractor has been identified via this procurement process and it is the intention of the Authority to award this contract to the successful contactor.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £549,636.08
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 22000000 - Printed matter and related products
- 22100000 - Printed books, brochures and leaflets
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
QE Facilities is seeking to appoint a supplier with the appropriate product range, experience and competitive pricing to provide a Printed Stationery and Facilities Managed Service.
The successful Contractor is required to operate a service where frequently used 'local stock' documents will be printed and stocked at the Contractors premises for call off by the Authority. The successful Contractor is also required to produce printed documents on an ad hoc basis, often at short notice, to the specification provided by Authority.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualification / Weighting: Pass / Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 45
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 55
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
3 x 12 Months (Cost identified in II.1.7 is inclusive of optional extensions)
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The Authority followed the Open Procedure process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement has been successful, and the Authority has identified the most economically advantageous tender.
It has come to the Authority’s attention that, due to a systems error, the Contract Notice published in relation to this procurement does not appear to have been published on the UK E-Notification Service (the Find a Tender Service). The Notice was published on Contracts Finder.
The Authority has decided to proceed with the award of the contract on the basis that the market positively engaged with the procurement exercise. This VEAT Notice is being used to notify the market of the Authority’s intention to award the contract.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
Printed Stationery and Facilities Managed Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 August 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Harlow Printing Limited
South Shields
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £549,636.08
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Authority followed the Open Procedure process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement has been successful, and the Authority has identified the most economically advantageous tender.
It has come to the Authority’s attention that, due to a systems error, the Contract Notice published in relation to this procurement does not appear to have been published on the UK E-Notification Service (the Find a Tender Service). The Notice was published on Contracts Finder.
The Authority has decided to proceed with the award of the contract on the basis that the market positively engaged with the procurement exercise. This VEAT Notice is being used to notify the market of the Authority’s intention to award the contract.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LI
Country
United Kingdom