Major print DPS opens alongside smaller tenders

Two of the tenders close next month
Two of the tenders close next month

A local council has opened a bumper Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for print, while two other smaller tenders are also now live.

Telford & Wrekin Council said it is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System “for the provision of printed products, goods and related services”.

The West Midlands-based tender worth £1.75m won’t close until 5pm on 5 November 2024. It has a listed start date of 10 November 2024.

Separately, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has opened a tender for printing services for the Department for International Trade, British Embassy Dubai.

Worth £113,000, the tender closes at 6am on 7 December 2022. The listed start date is 1 February 2023 while it is due to end on 31 March 2026. More information and contact details for the buyer are available via the government’s Contracts Finder service.

Finally, Ryedale District Council has a tender open for printed garden waste licence stickers.

It stated: “The council wishes to invite bid submissions from suitably qualified suppliers who can provide a robust, reliable, efficient and cost effective data driven print service used to produce garden waste weather resistant stickers which would be attached to resident’s wheelie bins to last a period of one year as a minimum.”

Worth between £14,000 and £42,000, this tender closes at 12pm on 5 December 2022. It is due to start on 1 February 2023 and end on 31 January 2024.

While it is a 12-month contract, there are two possible extensions of 12 months each, making a total possible contract length of 36 months.

More information and contact details for the buyer are available online.