Printed matter and related products

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External Print Requirements outside of those provided internally for Full Colour Print & High Volume Web Work. Framework will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for an additional 1 year period at the sole discretion of the Authority. The framework agreement will be open for the use of Liverpool City Council, Halton Borough Council, Sefton Council, Knowsley Borough Council, St. Helens Council, Wirral Council, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and all Liverpool Schools; a full list of which can be found here: http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml. Full Colour Print Products for Liverpool City Council & Associated Named Partners. This is Typically litho printed items. Paper/board types are typically silk or uncoated. Weights from 80-350 gsm. Print runs from 1-20 000 (average). Within this type of printing there is sometimes a need for 5th colours, metallic, specialist inks etc. A variety of finishing and binding methods is often required from wire stitching to perfect binding, die cutting and laminating etc. High Volume Web Work for Liverpool City Council & Associated Named Partners. of very large volume print. These items would typically be materials for every household, every elector or other large groups of people, i.e. festivals, timetables etc. Print items in this category consist of items (magazines etc) which are usually distributed city — wide or to targeted audiences. Print runs may typically be 100 000+ and may call for additional treatment such as insertion, poly wrapping, mail merging etc. Paper types, matt, silk, gloss and specialist in weights from 80-150 gsm.