Pindar win English Heritage contract

English Heritage has awarded a £1.2m p.a. contract to six printers after a rigorous two-phase tendering process that eliminated more than 150 firms.

The organisation submitted firms to financial, insurance, accreditation, sample and health and safety checks before inviting them to tender.

The first stage included a pre-qualification questionnaire followed by a detailed tender application.

Elaine Pooke, production manager at English Heritage, said "To get to the tender stage, printers have to show extreme commitment. Although the application process is tough, once onboard we ensure printers are treated equally and that they receive a good spread of work."

Each printer has been offered an initial two-year contract with the view to extend this to a total of four years.

"Apart from background checks, this year we put a lot of emphasis on colour management and FSC certification. Accreditations are important to us," added Pooke.

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