Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: URL: https://www.ntu.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ntu

Further information can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3) Main activity

Education

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

610/SC Printing&Related Services.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

Service category No 15: Publishing and printing services on a fee or contract basis

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: All Nottingham Trent University Campuses and our future nominated fulfilment provider.

NUTS codeUKF14

II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 14

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 GBP

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Provision of Printing&Related Services in the following lots:

— lot 1 - Litho,

— lot 2 - Digital,

— lot 3 - Fulfilment&Mailing,

— lot 4 - Printed Business Stationery (including but not limited to Letterheads, Compliment Slips, Business Cards).

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79800000 , 22300000 , 30199730 , 22213000 , 22120000 , 79821000 , 79822000 , 22150000 , 30199740 , 22212000 , 79824000 , 22140000 , 79823000 , 79822400 , 22822000 , 30199700 , 79811000 , 22900000 , 79810000 , 22461000 , 22130000 , 22000000 , 79821100 , 79820000 , 22211000 , 22160000 , 22458000 , 22462000 , 22459100

II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 GBP

II.2.2) Information about options

II.2.3) Information about renewals

II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

See Qualification&Selection Questionnaire.

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

URL: http://www2.ntu.ac.uk/purchasing/termsandconditions/CONGOODS.htm

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Joint&Severable.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes

Description of particular conditions: URL: http://www2.ntu.ac.uk/purchasing/termsandconditions/CONGOODS.htm

III.2) Conditions for participation

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See Qualification&Selection Questionnaire.

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See Qualification&Selection Questionnaire.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See Qualification&Selection Questionnaire.

III.2.3) Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

See Qualification&Selection Questionnaire.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

See Qualification&Selection Questionnaire.

III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 20: and maximum number 40

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: See Qualification&Selection Questionnaire.

Please note the minimum / maximum number of operators who will be invited to tender is the cumulative total for ALL Lots.

IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2) Award criteria

IV.2.1) Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3) Administrative information

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

NTU/11/610/SC

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior information notice

Other previous publications

Notice number in the OJEU:2009/S 070-101782of 8.4.2009

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 16.12.2011

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

16.12.2011

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes

Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Nominated NTU Purchasing Staff.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2016.

VI.2) Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3) Additional information

Current Estimated Annual Spend Per Lot As Shown.

Lot 1 - Litho - 322K.

Lot 2 - Digital - 78K.

Lot 3 - Fulfilment&Mailing - 83K.

Lot 4 - Business Stationery (including but not limited to Letterheads, Compliment Slips, Business Cards) - TBC.

VI.4) Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in point I.1.

If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the settling aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages.

VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

16.11.2011