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Dorset County Council

Printing of Election and Electoral Registration Materials

Print & PublishingCPV 22000000
Value£492k
Deadline27 Dec 2018
Published5 Mar 2019
RegionSouth West
Contract value in context
£492ktotal contract value
median £92k
this tender£0£2.4m

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The brief

Printing services are required to meet the needs of the Council in respect of (1) its delivery of all elections, (2) the Annual Electoral Registration Canvass and ongoing electoral registration work.

The Council intends to establish an agreement for 3 years for the election and electoral registration printing materials as follows- • Ballot papers and Corresponding Numbers Lists (CNLs) • Postal vote ballot packs • Poll cards • Large print ballot papers • Grass skirts • Canvass Household Enquiry Forms (HEFs) • Invitations to Register (ITRs) • Household Notification Letters (HNLs) • Annual Postal Vote Personal Identifier (PI) Refresh letters This shall include but is not limited to providing a full print and design service delivering poll cards, ballot papers, postal vote packs and relevant electoral registration forms.

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Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Printing services are required to meet

Printing services are required to meet the needs of the Council in respect of (1) its delivery of all elections, (2) the Annual Electoral Registration Canvass and ongoing electoral registration work.

02

This shall include but is not limited

This shall include but is not limited to providing a full print and design service delivering poll cards, ballot papers, postal vote packs and relevant electoral registration forms.

03

Contractors submitting a tender will be expected

Contractors submitting a tender will be expected to demonstrate a successful track record in supplying electoral printing.

04

They must fulfil all legislative requirements

They must fulfil all legislative requirements and must be able to meet the required deadlines and any performance standards set by the Electoral Commission.

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Source & provenance
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