Places for People requires a total printing and fulfilment service on a national basis to deliver a personalised service as part of its portfolio of customer correspondence.
The contract is described as an ‘Outbound Communications, Inbound Mail Services & Hybrid Mail Solution’, and encompasses the following: secure receipt and auto-processing of Places for People data files; production of file receipting MI and automated distribution via email; and data-streaming – creating separate files for unique fulfilment requirements.
It also includes printing and enclosing services; and mailing services via approved mailing providers (e.g. Royal Mail or Whistl). The recipient of the contract will be required to undertake production of the required mailings from a dedicated print facility.
“We require a flexible, secure, and cost-effective Business Process Outsourcing partner to cover all elements across outbound communications, inbound mail and a hybrid mail solution,” the notice stated.
Valued at £3m, the tender closes at 12pm on 30 April 2024. It will then start on 1 July 2024 and end on 30 June 2026.
More information, and contact details for the buyer, are available through Contracts Finder.
Separately, Middlesex University Higher Education Corporation (MDX) needs printed and promotional merchandise.
It stated: “MDX requires a supplier who has the ability to deliver this contract demonstrating innovative cost saving strategies for our customers, aligning to our strategy and can demonstrate previous experience and a broad skills base in printed and promotional merchandise.”
With an estimated total value of £200,000, the 36-month contract is subject to renewal, with two further one-year optional extensions followed by a new tender process.
The time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 12pm on 7 May 2024.
Finally, Cambridge Regional College’s current print service provision is due to expire on 31 July 2024. The college is therefore seeking suppliers to tender for the provision of print services, with a start date of 1 August 2024 covering an initial three-year period, with the option to extend by mutual agreement for a further two one-year periods.
The value of the tender, which closes on 30 April 2024, is not stated. The contract will end on 31 July 2027.
