Electoral Services - Printing of the Mayoral Booklet on behalf of the Liverpool City Region. The Combined Authorities Mayoral Election 2017

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The inaugural Liverpool City Region mayoral election will be held on the 4th May 2017 to elect the Liverpool City Region mayor. The metro mayor will have control over the whole Liverpool City Region combined authority area which consists of the following local authorities: Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral. The Mayor will work with existing city leaders to take forward their strategic plan. Sefton Council is inviting responses for the Printing of (1) the Liverpool City Region Combined Authorities Mayoral Election 2017 information booklet and (2) mailing labels for distribution of the said booklets. We require an experienced printer to produce approximately 1.150,000 booklets and mailing labels in accordance with the timetable detailed in the Invitation to Tender. The booklets must be delivered in accordance with the timescales as prescribed by legislation. Failure to do so is likely to invalidate the election. Accordingly bidders are requested to note that completion deadlines for printing are absolutely crucial to the performance of this contract and cannot be extended under any circumstances. The specified printing deadline is 11th April 2017 All election printing must comply with the relevant legislation and guidance issued by the Cabinet Office and the Electoral Commission. The electoral software used by the Combined Authority Council’s is Xpress and iDox and the supplier must be able to evidence that their printing processes are compatible with the Xpress IDox systems. Keywords: Booklet, Electoral, Printing