Printing and related services

Tender description

The University of Sunderland has been providing higher education in the City since 1901 and has held University status since 1992. It is an innovative, forward thinking University with high standards of teaching, research and support and has strong links with industry and business. As well as our 2 Sunderland-based campuses we operate a site at Canary Wharf in London and deliver our programmes to 6 500 overseas students in their own countries. We also operate National Glass Centre, a centre of excellence and visitor attraction for contemporary glass. The University seeks to appoint a suitable strategic supplier to deliver a fully managed print and postal service. The supplier will be expected to support the University's strategic plan and vision for digitisation. The University of Sunderland has been providing higher education in the City since 1901 and has held University status since 1992. It is an innovative, forward thinking University with high standards of teaching, research and support and has strong links with industry and business. As well as our 2 Sunderland-based campuses we operate a site at Canary Wharf in London and deliver our programmes to 6 500 overseas students in their own countries. We also operate National Glass Centre, a centre of excellence and visitor attraction for contemporary glass. The University seeks to appoint a suitable strategic supplier to deliver a fully managed print and postal service. The supplier will be expected to support the University's strategic plan and vision for digitisation. As part of the overall delivery and on-going support of the solution the successful provider should provide, but not limited to: — Supply and management of a University wide print/ multi-functional device fleet, — Resource (staffing, hardware and software), management and supply of an on-site Print Centre Service, — General print management, management of all other/ specialist print needs either through own supply or through an approved alternative supplier, — Maintenance and support, including training (on and off-site), — Assessments/ surveys and — Traditional post room services. The supplier shall support the University to develop and embed a print and postal strategy through the implementation of best practices, more efficient approaches to printing and postal operations as well as changing behaviour across the organisation. The supplier shall work in partnership with the University to develop initiatives/ solutions to support the implementation of digitisation across the organisation, which may include but not limited to: — Digital Mail, — Records Information Management Service, designed to drive down costs of physical storage and — Scanning Services.