Supply and Installation of Multifunctional Devices and Print Software for Lancaster University Print Room

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Lancaster University awarded a contract to Apogee Corporation Ltd for the supply, delivery, and installation of multifunctional devices and associated print software for the University Print Room.

The contract was awarded under Lot 1 of the Multifunctional Devices and Associated Print Services and Suppliers Framework (ref: CPC/DU/MFD/02A).

The Print Room, part of the Facilities division's commercial services, provides digital and wide-format printing, primarily to internal customers, and sought to expand offline finishing options to retain specialist colour printing in-house.

The contract includes the provision of equipment to handle peak workflows in September/October and December/January, with core products being course readers and workbooks.

The Print Room's current volumes are approximately 4,000,000 mono impressions and 850,000 colour impressions annually, with colour volumes growing and mono volumes declining.

The contract also involves the development and improvement of the cloud-hosted EFI DSF web-to-print interface to enable different storefronts for different customers.