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(NU/1205) Printing of Newcastle University Undergraduate Prospectus 2018 Entry.

Contract award notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Newcastle University
2nd Floor South, Higham House, New Bridge Street West
Contact point(s): https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
For the attention of: Dave Anderson
NE1 8AF Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1912085360
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1912088845

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.ncl.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
(NU/1205) Printing of Newcastle University Undergraduate Prospectus 2018 Entry.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Newcastle upon Tyne.

NUTS code UKC22

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Newcastle University is inviting tenders to appoint a sole supplier who will be directly responsible for printing, in-house, the University's Undergraduate Prospectus 2018 Entry.
This contract excludes:
I) printing of all other printed materials such as Postgraduate Prospectus and other promotional materials and stationery, which are covered by separate contracts.
ii) companies not directly printing the product but offering print procurement and management services only, as this is managed internally through the University's dedicated Marketing and Publications Team.
This is a 12 month contract with an option to extend for a further and final 12 month (for the 2019 Entry Prospectus) subject to mutual agreement.
Tender documentation can be accessed by registering your interest at:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

22100000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 83 147 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Pricing. Weighting 40
2. Technical. Weighting 40
3. Samples. Weighting 20
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
NU/1205
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Notice number in the OJEU: 2016/S 157-285278 of 17.8.2016

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Printing of Newcastle University Undergraduate Prospectus 2018 Entry
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.10.2016
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 7
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Sterling
Kettering Venture Park
NN15 6XU Kettering
United Kingdom
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 8700842100
Internet address: www.sterlingsolutions.co.uk

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 200 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 83 147 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 2
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Newcastle University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
18.10.2016