Procurement - print and associated services 2023: framework agreement - buyer guide lot 3

Framework overview

What is covered under the Print and Associated Services (2023) Framework Agreement

This framework agreement is for the supply of Print and Associated Services (2023) - Lot 3 (Special Labels). There are two (2) contractors appointed to the framework. The framework commenced on 1 May 2023 and will run for a period of four years until 30 April 2027, unless it is terminated earlier.

What a framework agreement is

A framework agreement is a mechanism that permits purchasers to order goods or services under the terms and conditions specified within the framework agreement.

Who can access the framework

The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Further information

Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at Public Bodies

Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group can be found at the following websites:

• Public Procurement Governance
• Review of Public Procurement in Scotland
• Centres of Expertise

Framework suitability

The framework is suitable for litho / digital / web print services.