Decision details

Award of Corporate Stationery and Paper Contract to the supplier "Lyreco UK Ltd"

Decision Maker: Interim Director Commercial & Operations

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Enter into a direct call-off contract for the provision of the Authority’s paper and stationery requirements with Lyreco UK Ltd from the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Framework Agreement (Reference 696) for a period of 3 years.

Reasons for the decision:

The YPO Framework Agreement:

• Provides the Authority with an EU compliant Framework Agreement, which allows a Direct “Call Off” from one supplier, therefore saving the Authority both time and resources in undertaking a full tender exercise.

• Offers 27% savings on the Authority’s top 100 most ordered items thereby reducing the Authority’s spend on paper &stationery to £134K per annum from £166K recorded in FY 2016-2017

• Allows the Authority to continue working with a supplier with a proven track record of good service delivery and a willingness to deliver financial and efficiency savings through continuous improvements thereby providing the Authority with best value.


Alternative options considered:

The option to undertake a full EU tender had been considered. However, it was deemed that the level of Authority’s resources required to compete an EU tender process was not justified..

Publication date: 06/07/2017

Date of decision: 30/06/2017

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