UCAM 005/15 Print and Print Related Services (3 Lots).

Descriptions

The University of Cambridge would like to invite tenderers for the provision of an assortment of print and print-related services. We intend to award a Framework Agreement, divided into lots as specified below.Lot 1: High Specification Print (CAM, University of Cambridge Alumni Magazine):CAM is the University of Cambridge's alumni magazine. It is mailed 3 times a year to upwards of 208 000 alumni globally and this figure is continually growing. These mailings are timed for the first week of March, the last week of June and the first week of November. It is of key strategic importance to the University. CAM is the University's flagship magazine and has extremely high production values. In 2010 CAM won 2 major international prizes: a Circle of Excellence Gold Award for College and University General Interest Magazines, and the 2010 Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year Award, becoming the first non-US publication to win in the award's 67-year-history. Both prizes are administered by the international body CASE, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.The emphasis is on quality: from writing and photography to art direction and design to printing and binding. As such we are looking for suppliers who put craft skills and service at the heart of their offering. At present the editorial of CAM is subcontracted to a third party company and the successful print company will be required to liaise with them. The fulfilment of CAM is under a separate contract and is not required under this agreement.Lot 2: General Print Requirements:This lot is for the printing of small to large multi-page publications such as newsletters, prospectuses and brochures.Lot 3: Miscellaneous Requirements:This lot will cover printing of standard University stationery. Items will be printed following University Identity Guidelines available from http://www.cam.ac.uk/brand-resources and tailored to the needs of the individual department. It will include printing of Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Letterheads, Headed notepaper and any other standard stationery items required by the University. In addition it will also cover a range of finishing and binding services.