Summary

OCID:: ocds-kuma6s-148870
Published by:: Social Care Wales
Authority ID:: AA0289
Publication date:: 07 March 2025
Deadline date:: 14 March 2025
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: Yes
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: No

Abstract

We are seeking a suitably skilled and experience supplier to: - Print and distribute career cards; to include packaging as detailed below - Print and distribute career posters and cover letters

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

Notice Type: SUPPLIES

1 Authority Details

1.1 Authority Name and Address

Official Name: Social Care Wales
Postal Address: South Gate House, Wood Street,
Town: Cardiff	Postal Code: CF10 1EW	Country: UK
For the attention of: Procurement Team	Telephone: +44 3003033444
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.socialcare.wales Electronic access to information: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales

1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained

Official Name: Social Care Wales
Postal Address: South Gate House, Wood Street,
Town: Cardiff	Postal Code: CF10 1EW	Country: UK
For the attention of:	Telephone: +44 3003033444
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.socialcare.wales

1.3 Completed documents must be returned to:

Official Name: Social Care Wales
Postal Address: South Gate House, Wood Street,
Town: Cardiff	Postal Code: CF10 1EW	Country: UK
For the attention of:	Telephone: +44 3003033444
E-Mail:	Fax:
Internet Address (URL): http://www.socialcare.wales

2 Contract Details

2.1 Title

Printing and Distribution of Career Cards and Posters

2.2 Description of the goods or services required

We are seeking a suitably skilled and experience supplier to:

- Print and distribute career cards; to include packaging as detailed below

- Print and distribute career posters and cover letters

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=148870.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3 Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

	Code		Description
	22300000		Postcards, greeting cards and other printed matter
	79800000		Printing and related services
	79810000		Printing services
	79823000		Printing and delivery services
	79824000		Printing and distribution services
	79921000		Packaging services

b) Delivery Location/Area

	Code		Location
	1000		WALES
	1010		West Wales and The Valleys
	1011		Isle of Anglesey
	1012		Gwynedd
	1013		Conwy and Denbighshire
	1014		South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
	1015		Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
	1016		Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
	1017		Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
	1018		Swansea
	1020		East Wales
	1021		Monmouthshire and Newport
	1022		Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
	1023		Flintshire and Wrexham
	1024		Powys

2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender

We require printing of 750 packs of career cards; each pack will contain 45 cards. Therefore, therefore a total of 33,750 cards. We require printing of 166 career posters and 166 cover letters. We also require distribution to 166 addresses for arrival by Friday 11 April 2025.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1 Minimum standards and qualification required

Please refer to RFQ.

4 Administrative Information

4.1 Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3 Time Limits

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
14-03-2025 Time 12:00

Estimated award date
21-03-2025

4.5 Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

EN CY

4.6 Tender Submission Postbox

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

5 Other Information

5.1 Additional Information

(WA Ref:148870)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2 Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:

Request for Quote - Printing & Distribution of Career Cards & Posters

Appendix 1 - Tender Cover Sheet (9)

Cais am Ddyfynbris - Argraffu a Dosbarthu Cardiau Gyrfa a Posteri

Atodiad 1 -Taflen Glawr Tendr (2)

5.3 Publication date of this notice

07-03-2025

SF 51a

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
79921000	Packaging services	Packaging and related services
22300000	Postcards, greeting cards and other printed matter	Printed matter and related products
79823000	Printing and delivery services	Services related to printing
79824000	Printing and distribution services	Services related to printing
79800000	Printing and related services	Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79810000	Printing services	Printing and related services

Delivery locations

ID	Description
1017	Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022	Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015	Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013	Conwy and Denbighshire
1020	East Wales
1023	Flintshire and Wrexham
1016	Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012	Gwynedd
1011	Isle of Anglesey
1021	Monmouthshire and Newport
1024	Powys
1014	South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018	Swansea
1000	WALES
1010	West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: N/a
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

Date	Details
07/03/2025 16:10	REPLACED FILE: Request for Quote - Printing & Distribution of Career Cards & Posters RFQ - English
07/03/2025 16:11	REPLACED FILE: Cais am Ddyfynbris - Argraffu a Dosbarthu Cardiau Gyrfa a Posteri Cais am Ddyfynbris

Postbox

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Submit your tender response electronically in a secure environment.

To create an electronic response please click the "Add to my interest list" button at the top of the page.

For more information on the Postbox Facility please refer to the user guide:

Postbox – for Buyers and Suppliers

Q&A

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Additional Documents

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Current documents

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Replaced documents

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Printing and Distribution of Career Cards and Posters

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox