AwardedAwarded 24 February 2026

CSW - Electoral Printing (2026)

Coventry City Council · Local authority

In brief

Coventry City Council awarded printing work to Facilities & Corporate Solutions Limited and Civica Election Services on 24 February 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £2,485,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 8 February 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Coventry City Council led on a joint tender with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the supply of electoral printing and associated services, this includes personalisation and direct mailing. This is seen as a specialist market with the majority of context being prescribed by law. The tender is split into 2 lots and we have appointed 1 supplier per lot: Lot 1 - Elections Lot 2 - Annual canvass and weekly print

Lots

LotTradeValue
Elections
8 February 2026 to 7 February 2030
What this lot covers

For Local Elections, Parliamentary Elections, Police and Crime Commissioner, Combined Authority and other elections - poll cards with maps, absent voter cards and unoccupied property poll cards, ballot papers, large print ballot papers, braille ballot papers and absent voter packs

Printing£2,485,000
Annual canvass, annual postal vote re-application and weekly print
8 February 2026 to 7 February 2030
What this lot covers

Register of Electors annual canvass printing, annual postal vote re-application process and weekly print requirements to meet statutory requirements

Printing£2,485,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Facilities & Corporate Solutions Limited (SME)
4 bids received
Elections£2,485,000
Awarded 19 December 2025
24 February 2026 to 23 February 2030
Civica Election Services
4 bids received
Annual canvass, annual postal vote re-application and weekly print£2,485,000
Awarded 19 December 2025
24 February 2026 to 23 February 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 068284-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 000766-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 027315-2026

About the buyer

From notice 068284-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 October 2025, last updated 25 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.