AwardedAwarded 1 April 2026

Electoral Services Printing Contract (electoral registration, scheduled, and unscheduled elections)

North Hertfordshire District Council · Local authority

In brief

North Hertfordshire District Council awarded postal and courier and IT and software work to Civica Election Services on 1 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,024,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 25 months, up to 49 months with extensions, starting 12 March 2026.

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What the notice says

North Hertfordshire District Council is inviting tenders for the printing and dispatch of electoral paperwork (electoral registration, absent vote reapplication, annual canvass, scheduled, and unscheduled elections). This involves the supply and delivery of Electoral Registration and Election Materials as detailed in Schedule 2: Specification of Requirement (SoR). The Council is seeking a single supplier for all contract requirements, until 31 March 2028. The supplier will support the Council’s priorities of thriving communities, accessible services, responsible growth and sustainability.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Civica Election Services (SME)
4 bids received
£915,000
Awarded 9 March 2026
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 003655-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 021054-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 038722-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

20

Awards

13

Suppliers it has used most for postal and courier

  1. Post Office Branch - Spilsby

    Post Office LimitedEast of EnglandPostal and courier

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £55kestimated
  2. Post Office Branch - Terrignton St Clements

    Post Office LimitedEast of EnglandPostal and courier

    Open63 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £11kestimated

From notice 003655-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 January 2026, last updated 28 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.