Printing and Mail Room
Please answer the following questions: Print Room Do you have a print room equipped with one/more high-speed production device/s to handle large volume printing? Is this run by your own staff or outsourced to a third-party provider? If run internally, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) run this facility? Number of devices & model type/s? Name of incumbent supplier? Contract start / end date and length of any option to extend? If outsourced, please advise contract start / end date and length of any option to extend? Was this contract awarded through a framework? If yes, which one used? Annual spend (ex VAT) covering non-pay and staff costs or total outlay if this service is outsourced? External Print Do you outsource any print requirements to external suppliers - for example to print forms, booklets, leaflets, manuals, posters, banners etc - but excluding print / mailing arrangements covering other areas such as revenue-related demands, housing benefit letters, electoral registrations, parking penalty notices etc? Name of incumbent supplier/s? If this arrangement is provided under contract, please advise start / end date and length of any option to extend? Was this contract awarded through a framework? If yes, which one used?Alternatively, was this awarded through a DPS arrangement? Annual spend (ex VAT) for this service over the past 12 months? Mail Room (Inbound and/or Outbound) Do you have your own in-house Mail Room operation? If yes, how is the service run - physical or digital mail distribution?Is this run by your own staff or outsourced to a third-party provider? If run by your own staff, how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff run this facility? If outsourced, please advise name of current provider, contract start / end date and length of any option to extend? Was this contract awarded through a framework? If yes, which one used? Annual spend (ex VAT) covering non-pay and staff costs or total outlay if this service outsourced? Do you use a Hybrid Mail service / solution?If yes, please (a) name supplier (b) contract start / end date (c) framework through which this awarded? Finally, who is responsible for these arrangements at the Council?