A single ASL notice on Contracts Finder that quietly consolidates reprographics, litho, specialist print, large format, and signage under one open-procedure vehicle. [S1]
Specifying engineers for print and signage should treat an ASL as a live catalogue of approved suppliers rather than a one-off tender, because the buyer pre-qualifies a pool and then draws from it as needs arise. [S1]
Notice anatomy
The notice is a standard Contracts Finder awarded-contract record, with a published date of 26 March 2024, a closing date of 24 August 2023 at 2pm, and a contract window from 12 December 2023 to 11 December 2026. [S1]
The procurement reference IOW001-DN605488-59924523 and the CPVS code 79820000 are the two identifiers worth keeping on file when reconciling supplier invoices back to the original scope. [S1]
Geography is recorded as South East, and the contract type is a Service contract under an Open procedure, meaning any interested supplier could submit a tender. [S1]
Scope as written
The description is an unbulleted list in the source, but it covers five distinct service lanes: short-run, quick turnaround reprographic printing; lithographic printing; specialist printing such as stickers; large format printing; and various forms of signage, explicitly including but not limited to corporate signage. [S1]
For a specifying engineer, the phrase various forms of signage is the variable to interrogate, since it leaves material, substrate, illumination, and fixing method open until tasking orders are raised against the ASL. [S1]
Commercial envelope and suitability
The notice gives a single contract value of £230,000, with no annual breakdown or lot split disclosed, so spend cannot be apportioned to print versus signage from the data on this page alone. [S1]
The buyer confirms the contract is suitable for SMEs but not suitable for VCSEs, which is a procurement policy signal rather than a technical constraint and is worth noting if a voluntary-sector partner is in the supply chain. [S1]
Primary notice: Contracts Finder.