The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies.
The Print & Associated Services Framework Agreement will be Multi Supplier and Multi Lot. The Authority requirement is divided into two (2) distinct Lots:
Lot 1 - Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services
Lot 3 - Special Labels
The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies
Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/
Timeline
Tender published30 September 2022
Submission date3 November 2022
Award published28 April 2023
Contract start date1 May 2023
Contract expiry date30 April 2027in 8 months
Lots (3)
14 suppliers across 3 lots
Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services
12 suppliers
Lot 1 is for the provision of Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services.
It is envisaged that we will appoint 12 suppliers. Suppliers must have the capability and experience to be able to provide, either directly or indirectly, the full range of services detailed within the Statement of Requirement Schedule 1 and 1A.
Specimen Bags
Lot 2 is for the provision of Specimen Bags.
It is envisaged that we will appoint 3 suppliers. Suppliers must have the capability and experience to be able to provide, either directly or indirectly, the full range of Specimen Bags listed and associated service provision described within the Statement of Requirement Schedule 1 and 1A.
Special Labels
2 suppliers
Lot 3 is for the provision of Special Labels.
It is envisaged that we will appoint 3 suppliers. Suppliers must have the capability and experience to be able to provide, either directly or indirectly, the full range of Specimen Bags listed and associated service provision described within the Statement of Requirement Schedule 1 and 1A.
Framework analysis
Buyers and suppliers active on the Print & Associated Services Framework 2023 framework, ranked by contract award volume.
Top suppliers associated with Print & Associated Services Framework 2023
Suppliers ranked by total contract award volume through Print & Associated Services Framework 2023.