Following a competitive tender process through the CCS RM6280 framework for the provision of council tax, business rates, housing benefits and ad hoc printing services, it was successful against 11 initial bidders and subsequently five finalists.
As one of the UK’s largest authorities, Buckinghamshire Council has the biggest population among the 13 unitary authorities in the South East. With 237,000 households and 14,000 businesses, FDM Document Solutions will produce approximately 1 million documents per year and provide the Council with access to its specialist Hi-mail, hybrid mail system.
Scheduled to start in April 2025, the three-year contract has an optional two-year extension, with feedback confirming it was won as a result of the company’s quality and extensive track record of delivering similar work for a large number of other local authorities.
Sales and Marketing Director for FDM Document Solutions, Ian Forster, comments: “This is a significant contract for us. The fact that it was secured based on the quality of our work and the strength of our relationships gives us further reason to celebrate.
“We are pleased to add Buckinghamshire Council to our client list, which includes other long-standing customers such as Leeds City Council. As Revenues and Benefits specialists with more than 30 years’ experience, we want to continue to build this part of our business and to add further Local Authorities to our portfolio.”
As one of the UK’s leading suppliers to the public sector, servicing local government customer communications contracts covering both physical and digital output including a full digital mailroom solution, this contract is further recognition of the company’s reputation within the sector.
With more than 30 years’ experience, through innovative thinking and new technologies, FDM Document Solutions manages the way that large-scale multi-channel communications are delivered, reducing printing, mailing and postage costs.