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Managed Print Service

The Highland Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:50.

Opportunity overview

Provision of managed print services to sites throughout the Highland Council area, including (but not limited to) Council offices, schools, and other Council facilities. Supply, installation, and maintenance of multi-functional devices (MFDs)and supply and installation of consumables (excluding paper). Provision of financial billing data on a CPP (Cost per Page) basis at a suitable level of granularity to enable the Council to effectively re-charge services. The current managed print contract has been in place with the supplier since (2014) and modification is proposed for a period of 7 years to allow for a programme of work to be conducted to reduce devices across the organisation. During this time there will be significant emphasis on the reduction of numbers of existing print devices as part of the change in approach, the initial phase of which will take place within the next six months. Copies in the future from these institu aging devices without a refresh to new models and the number of copies will reduce by more than 30% and that this will be sustained thereafter with no risk to the Council.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Xeretec Scotland Ltd

2 award entriesMatch pending…
Contract value
£2.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Mar 2023
Status
active
Location
Elgin, UKM, IV30 6AF, United Kingdom
View 2 award IDs

005305-2025-1, 006155-2023-1

Classification

  • CPV30000000 — Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Lots

  • Provision of managed print services to sites throughout the Highland Council area, including (but not limited to) Council offices, schools, and other Council facilities. Supply, installation, and maintenance of multi-functional devices (MFDs)and supply and installation of consumables (excluding paper). Provision of financial billing data on a CPP (Cost per Page) basis at a suitable level of granularity to enable the Council to effectively re-charge services. The current managed print contract has been in place with the supplier since (2014) and modification is proposed for a period of 7 years to allow for a programme of work to be conducted to reduce devices across the organisation. During this time there will be significant emphasis on the reduction of numbers of existing print devices as part of the change in approach, the initial phase of which will take place within the next six months. Copies in the future from these institu aging devices without a refresh to new models and the number of copies will reduce by more than 30% and that this will be sustained thereafter with no risk to the Council.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-03ad98
Status
complete
Review Details
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance.
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
30000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Provision of managed print services to sites throughout the Highland Council area, including (but not limited to) Council offices, schools, and other Council facilities. Supply, installation, and maintenance of multi-functional devices (MFDs)and supply and installation of consumables (excluding paper). Provision of financial billing data on a CPP (Cost per Page) basis at a suitable level of granularity to enable the Council to effectively re-charge services. The current managed print contract has been in place with the supplier since (2014) and modification is proposed for a period of 7 years to allow for a programme of work to be conducted to reduce devices across the organisation. During this time there will be significant emphasis on the reduction of numbers of existing print devices as part of the change in approach, the initial phase of which will take place within the next six months. Copies in the future from these institu aging devices without a refresh to new models and the number of copies will reduce by more than 30% and that this will be sustained thereafter with no risk to the Council.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM6
Entry 2
Region
UKM6

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-7940
Name
The Highland Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM6
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV3 5NX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
The Highland Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463702563
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-76652
Name
Xeretec Scotland Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Elgin
Postal Code
IV30 6AF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
17c Perimeter Road, Pinefield Estate

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Xeretec Scotland Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-18624
Name
Inverness Sherriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Inverness
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Inverness Sherriff Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
006155-2023-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-76652
Name
Xeretec Scotland Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
005305-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-76652
Name
Xeretec Scotland Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
006155-2023-1
Status
active
Award ID
006155-2023-1
Date Signed
1 Mar 2023, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,929,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
005305-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
005305-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Mar 2023, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,929,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM6 · IV3 5NX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM6

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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