AwardedAwarded 23 April 2026

Framework Agreement for External Printing Services

City & County of Swansea · Local authority

In brief

City & County of Swansea awarded printing work to A.mclay and Company Limited, Harlow Printing Limited and Baker Goodchild Direct Marketing Limited and 16 others on 23 April 2026.

It is split into 8 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

The DesignPrint unit provides an in-house design, print and production service for Swansea Council supplying bulk transactional printing for Council Tax, Electoral Registration and daily work such as invoices, pay slips, statements, BACS statements, etc Swansea Council invites you to submit a tender bid to provide Print and Signage where the DesignPrint unit is unable to provide the service internally. Tenderers will be given the opportunity to tender for 8 separate lots

Lots

LotTradeValue
Large Print Runs
What this lot covers

Lot 1 – Large Print Runs (Litho Print Runs i.e. Flyers / Leaflets / Booklets / Magazines / Folders – includes folding and bespoke sizes / NCR)

Printing—
Small Print Runs
What this lot covers

Lot 2 – Small Print Runs (Digital Short Print Runs i.e. Business Cards / Flyers / Certificates / Posters / Letterheads / Compliment Slips / NCR)

Printing—
Mailing and Mail Merge
What this lot covers

Lot 3 – Mailing and Mail Merge (variable data i.e. Transactional Printing, Bills and invoices)

Printing—
Printed envelopes
What this lot covers

Lot 4 – Printed Envelopes (i.e. C5 / C4 / DL Size, with printed Insignia and return address)

Printing—
Large Format
What this lot covers

Lot 5 – Large Format (i.e. Basic cut vinyl lettering / printed logos / partial wraps / full vehicle wraps / Banners / Exhibition Displays / Vinyl Graphics / Sign Panels / External Sign Panels / Post mounted Signs / Sign Fitting)

Printing—
Promotional Items
What this lot covers

Lot 6 – Promotional Items (i.e. Pens / Mugs / Lanyards / Clothing / Awards / Umbrellas / Gazebos)

Printing—
Promotional/Branded Clothing
What this lot covers

Lot 7 – Promotional/Branded Clothing (i.e. Sweatshirts / T-shirts / Protective Clothing / Jackets and Coats)

Printing—
Feather Flags and Mesh Scrim
What this lot covers

Lot 8 – Feather Flags and Mesh Scrim (i.e. Feather Flags / Mesh Scrim banners)

Printing—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
A.mclay and Company Limited (SME)
Harlow Printing Limited (SME)
Baker Goodchild Direct Marketing Limited (SME)
Cedar Packaging Limited (SME)
DS Repro / The Print Centre (SME)
Oner Signs (SME)
Pa Promotions Limited (SME)
Zenith Media (SME)
10 bids received
Large Print Runs£0.01
Harlow Printing Limited (SME)
Baker Goodchild Direct Marketing Limited (SME)
DS Repro / The Print Centre (SME)
Oner Signs (SME)
Pa Promotions Limited (SME)
CPS Wales Ltd (SME)
Inc Dot Com Limited (SME)
Semaphore (Cardiff) Limited (SME)
8 bids received
Small Print Runs£0.01
Synertec Limited (SME)
A.mclay and Company Limited (SME)
Baker Goodchild Direct Marketing Limited (SME)
MPS Marketing Services Ltd (SME)
4 bids received
Mailing and Mail Merge£0.01
Mail Solutions (SME)
Harlow Printing Limited (SME)
Baker Goodchild Direct Marketing Limited (SME)
MPS Marketing Services Ltd (SME)
4 bids received
Printed envelopes£0.01
MS-GROUP LIMITED t/a Morgans Consult (SME)
Harlow Printing Limited (SME)
Oner Signs (SME)
Pa Promotions Limited (SME)
Zenith Media (SME)
Semaphore (Cardiff) Limited (SME)
6 bids received
Large Format£0.01
Harlow Printing Limited (SME)
Get Yourself Noticed Limited (SME)
Cedar Packaging Limited (SME)
Pa Promotions Limited (SME)
CapreDeeM Ltd (SME)
Osmosis Promotional Productions (SME)
6 bids received
Promotional Items£0.01
Harlow Printing Limited (SME)
Cedar Packaging Limited (SME)
Pa Promotions Limited (SME)
Osmosis Promotional Productions (SME)
4 bids received
Promotional/Branded Clothing£0.01
Harlow Printing Limited (SME)
Pa Promotions Limited (SME)
Semaphore (Cardiff) Limited (SME)
Osmosis Promotional Productions (SME)
Hansign (SME)
5 bids received
Feather Flags and Mesh Scrim£0.01

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

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 042462-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

251

Awards

139

Suppliers it has used most for printing

  • A.mclay and Company Limited1 contract
  • Baker Goodchild Direct Marketing Limited1 contract
  • CPS Wales Ltd1 contract
  • CapreDeeM Ltd1 contract
  • Cedar Packaging Limited1 contract

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From notice 042462-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.