North Northamptonshire Council Elections Printing Requirement

Location

North Northamptonshire:

Description

On behalf of the Returning Officer (RO) and Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) for North Northamptonshire, North Northamptonshire Council are seeking a suitably experienced supplier for the provision of essential print materials for electoral registration, all elections and referenda taking place in North Northamptonshire. The successful delivery of elections and electoral registration rely heavily on timely and accurate production of these print materials, which must comply with UK electoral legislation and be produced to high standards of quality, security, and accessibility.

Renewal Options

Optional extension of 1 year to be included.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 22800000 - Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery
• 22900000 - Miscellaneous printed matter
• 79800000 - Printing and related services

Indicators

• Renewals are available.

Other Information

The scope shall include printing and enclosing of all printed materials such as Canvass Forms, Invitation to Register forms, ballot papers, postal voting packs, and poll cards. The scope of this agreement will also include, where necessary, postage/delivery costs of printed items where alternate delivery methods such as downstream access (DSA) mailings are not utilised. North Northamptonshire Council are seeking to engage with experienced print suppliers who can demonstrate robust processes for legislative compliance, supply chain resilience, and operational efficiency. This includes the ability to manage market pressures such as rising material costs and evolving postal service requirements, while ensuring secure handling of data, accurate and seamless data integration with our existing Electoral Management System (EMS) Xpress, value for money, and timely distribution to meet electoral timetables. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The total value has been amended from estimated £500,000 to £1,000,000 in total value (this revised value is excluding VAT and does include the possible 12 month extension). The publication date and deadline for submissions dates have subsequently been amended to allow sufficient time for this information to be reviewed.