PROVISION OF PRINTING, GRAPHICS AND POSTAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES FOR CHESHIRE EAST BOROUGH COUNCIL REVENUES & BENEFITS DEPARTMENT BILLING & PROPOSED INTRODUCTION TO A COUNCIL-WIDE HYBRID SOLUTION

Mini competition using RM 1063 CC framework Lot 3. The Provision of a third party Print Management Service, to manage the secure transfer of Cheshire East Council data in various formats to then manipulate data, design, print, envelope, pack and distribute via Royal Mail or an equivalent secure postal distribution channel; the various Revenues and Benefits documents required covering Council Tax, Business Rates and Benefits documentation and any additional enclosures as necessary for both Daily and Annual Billing and any other print and/or design related services as required by the Revenues and Benefits Department. This contract also includes the option to roll out a complete council wide hyrbid solution. Option to extend for an extra year. The hybrid includes, but is not limited to:

• Pilot
• Delivery of the overall secure Hybrid product for each department as necessary
• Installation
• Training and refresher training when required
• Print and Post, end to end fulfilment
• Provision of a full audit trail of CEBC Print and Post, ideally using photographic software or equivalent
• All costs for service/system upgrades of vendor’s solution.
• Service reviews / Service enhancements and cost efficiency proposals.