PROVISION OF PRINTING SERVICES (CS371)

The Council has a centralised Strategic Communications Team (SCT), whose primary objectives are to significantly enhance the quality, coherence, effectiveness and value for money of all Council communications activity, optimise public awareness of and access to Council services, and enhance the profile and image of the Council and the Borough. The Council has taken the decision to close the in-house Print Unit.

Going forward, all print will be outsourced to external providers via this contract. High-quality, cost-effective, timely external provision of print services is required across the full spectrum of print media.

The Council is therefore seeking to appoint a limited number of external print companies to provide high-quality print services. The duration of the contract will be for a period of one-year with an option of two, one-year extensions subject to review.

Additional information: If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity, you must be logged into the Chest website (www.the-chest.org.uk) and use the ?express interest? button/link below. No tender documents will be sent to you ? you need to navigate to the ?my opportunities? section and download the documents from the Chest website.

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity ? please post them on the ?discussions? facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not be responded to.

Deadline for questions is: 26th February 2016 ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT THROUGH THE CHEST. Submissions sent via any other method will not be accepted.

Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late submissions may not be accepted. The deadline for submissions is: 3rd March 2016 at 13:00hrs In St.Helens, Merseyside