Print Marketplace 2
Summary:
A self-service platform for buying printed material all over the UK, including brochures, flyers, leaflets, business cards, letterheads and other transactional print.
Update:
25/06/2024: This procurement has been awarded to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited. It has entered a non trading implementation period before being available to customers. The framework will go live once RM6071 Print Marketplace expires in December 2024.
Description:
This agreement will replace RM6071 Print Marketplace.
Public sector organisations can buy printed material in a click and buy way using our self service platform. You can source printed business and marketing material, including but not limited to:
- business cards
- flyers
- leaflets
- forms
- newsletters
- textbooks
- booklets
- brochures
- posters
- pads
- letterheads
- small direct mail needs
The platform is best suited for high volume print needs and provides a range of cost effective pricing across multiple suppliers. An overview video is available to watch and explains the benefits of Print Marketplace and how the system works.
In a few steps you can define your needs and decide which design option is best for you. You can:
- choose from a range of preloaded templates and easily upload your artwork
- customise your design using the free and simple to use online design tool
- use our team of designers – whether you need new concepts or tweaks to existing artwork
Once you’ve selected the right route for you, our instant pricing platform then provides quotes from a range of pre-approved suppliers. The platform will also provide the functionality to keep preferred local suppliers.
You can then compare quotes and use the filters to find the best solution for your needs. Whether that’s the lowest price, the most local supplier, or the quote with the lowest associated CO2 emissions.
Once you’re ready to arrange delivery, we make it easy to meet your social value obligations. Our carbon impact calculator recognises the environmental impact of each job and gives you the option to offset the carbon product CO2E cost.
Benefits:
- compare printing prices from trusted suppliers quickly and simply
- an intuitive self-service platform (there is nothing to install and no licence needed)
- design it your way (with help from our designers, an online self-design tool or using customisable templates)
- expert advice that is sector specific (live chat functionality means our print experts are always able to help)
- access to a wide range of pre-approved suppliers
- instant pricing (easily find out the best price for buyers needs)
- filter results based on your priorities (lowest price, delivery lead time or by distance to your location)
- a carbon impact calculator recognises the environmental impact and gives the option to offset the carbon production Co2E cost
- dynamic pricing (shows the current market conditions to make sure the best price is received through the approved supply chain)
- a range of payment options available
- retained order history for repeat purchases
Product types:
Lot 1: Print Marketplace
There is 1 supplier on this framework who will manage Print Marketplace and its supply base of print providers. Quotes and printed material output are provided by print providers registered on Print Marketplace.
Important links
| Prior Information Notice (PIN) | Read PIN |
| Contract Notice in Find a Tender (FTS) | Read contract notice |
| Tender documents | Download documents |
Timeline
| Activity | Estimated dates |
| Pre-market engagement | to February 2024 |
| Drafting of procurement documentation | to February 2024 |
| Publication of find a tender (FTS) notice | March 2024 |
| Framework Award | June 2024 |
| Go Live | December 2024 |