The Council requires print paper, envelope and associated products suppliers to be appointed to a framework contract for the provision of the above so it can continue to run its internal Printroom service which uses a wide variety of paper products – Lot nr.: 1 Digital cut sheet paper and card • Suppliers on this lot must be able to deliver within 48 hours. • On occasion suppliers will be required to deliver on shorter timeframes and suppliers will be approached on a price ranking basis to establish whether our requirements can be met. • Suppliers will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot. Duration contract start date : 23/01/2027 12:00:00 AM Duration contract end date : 22/01/2031 11:59:59 PM Criteria definitions: Quality: 50 (Quality) Price: 50 (Price) – Lot nr.: 2 Wide format stocks - including banner cartridges, boards • Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot. Duration contract start date : 23/01/2027 12:00:00 AM Duration contract end date : 22/01/2031 11:59:59 PM Criteria definitions: Quality: 50 (Quality) Price: 50 (Price) – Lot nr.: 3 Envelopes • Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot. • Suppliers on this lot must be a Royal Mail approved envelope manufacturer and have undertaken Royal Mails quality assurance process for producing machinable envelopes for our Royal Mail Retail and Wholesale sorted letter products. Pre-printed addressed envelopes must successfully pass the design requirements for Royal Mails optical character recognition mailpiece and be able to supply proof PDFs showing the envelope design. • If a change of envelope artwork is required, suppliers will be expected to provide proof PDFs of the new approved envelope. • Suppliers on this lots must have a turnaround time of two weeks from sign-off of artwork to delivery of the envelope order. Duration contract start date : 23/01/2027 12:00:00 AM Duration contract end date : 22/01/2031 11:59:59 PM Criteria definitions: Quality: 50 (Quality) Price: 50 (Price) – Lot nr.: 4 Packaging and finishing consumables • Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot. Duration contract start date : 23/01/2027 12:00:00 AM Duration contract end date : 22/01/2031 11:59:59 PM Criteria definitions: Quality: 50 (Quality) Price: 50 (Price)