Provision of a Electoral Stationery, Printing & Registration Services

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (acting as the Lead Council) on behalf of the any local authority listed in the London Government Directory (http://directory.londoncouncils.gov.uk/) is inviting tenders for the provision of stationery, printing and registration services in respect of elections and the European Referendum over the next four years from June 2016. It is envisaged that the Council will set up a Framework Agreement, with up to three Framework Contractors consisting of the following three Lot(s):

Lot 1 Elections Stationery and Printing Services

Lot 2 Individual Electoral Registration Stationery and Printing Services

Lot 3 Telephone and Internet Electoral Registration Services

Suppliers may apply for one or more Lots.

However it should be noted that the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham cannot guarantee a minimum volume of orders or any orders or cannot guarantee that any or all Local Authorities listed on the Local Government Directory will participate with a minimum level of business under this Framework Agreement.

The Lead Council and Participating Bodies require a rapid and cost effective provision of services to meet strict deadlines and accord with legislation for the production of the annual Register of Electors and ongoing IER.

The Lead Council uses the Xpress software system for its electoral services. The contractor(s) must be able to provide a mechanism for an electronic and seamless exchange of all necessary data between parties which is secure and comply with all relevant legislation.

Additional information: The contract(s) will be let in accordance with EU Public Procurement Regulations for Services under the Open Procedure.

Applicants must state in their application which of the above lots they are interested in applying for by completing the Lot submission Form (Appendix 1) attached to BRAVO.

Interested suppliers should note that this tender is being run electronically through the Council’s eTendering system – BRAVO.

Respondents to this advert who are interested in applying for one or more of the Lots in question are required to register on the BRAVO etendering system and complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and supporting Tender Documentation as instructed in the accompanying Guidance notes.

To access and register your company on BRAVO, click on the following link: https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

Once you have registered ensure that you include the BRAVO category code 1008 (Printing) in your company’s profile.

You should then be able to search the opportunity and access the documents to complete and submit your application.

The deadline for your submitting your responses to the PQQ and Tender Documentation is 12noon on Wednesday 3rd February 2016.

If you have any queries regarding the tender, please contact the Tender Manager using the message facility in BRAVO. If you have any difficulties accessing BRAVO or any other system-related queries, please contact the BRAVO helpdesk by email: help@bravosolution.co.uk or on +44 800 368 4850.

This opportunity has previously been advertised in OJEU reference: 2015/S 253-463139