Printing and related services

Tender description

KCS is a trading unit of Commercial Services and provides a purchasing, warehousing and distribution service to a wide ranging customer base within local government and associated public bodies in Kent, neighbouring counties and across the UK. Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3 500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of circa. 1 000 000 000 GBP on goods and services with a population of 1 500 000. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and 309 parish/town councils. 1 of the major marketing tools used by KCS are the catalogues produced on a annual basis featuring all the goods available from the central warehouse and a wide range of the goods and services available from arrangements with external suppliers. Catalogues are full colour publications printed throughout to a high quality. In addition to the standard catalogues KCS may also require the production and printing of ad-hoc promotional catalogues both for themselves and other departments of Commercial Services. Our Main Catalogue contains over 15 000 products which are delivered from our warehouse and through our contracted Suppliers nationwide. The Furniture Directory contains in excess of 4 000 products. Professional Services Catalogue 72pg pull from main catalogue with new cover. In accordance with best procurement practice, EU and UK Procurement Directives and Regulations, KCS has created an Agreement (the Agreement) with 1 or more providers for the supply and delivery of Catalogue Printing, Paper and Mailing Services for an initial 12 month period with an option to extend for up to 3 further 12 months periods.