Print Management, Digital Communications and Print Marketplace
Crown Commercial Service · Central government
In brief
Crown Commercial Service has announced plans to buy printing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
It is a framework worth up to £1,724,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 54 months, starting 7 June 2028.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 22 bids per contract for this buyer (from 115 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £1,724,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
The RM6420 Print Management, Digital Communications and Print Marketplace framework agreement will replace the following GCA print framework agreements: RM6297 Print and Digital Communications RM6371 Print Marketplace 2 RM6389 NHS Notify Printed Communications and Related Services Print Management and Digital Communications: The provision of managed, end to end print services including operational print, transactional print, security print, direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, scanning, pre-production services, media duplication and Official Papers (Command and House Papers). Print Marketplace: A self-service, end-to-end, instant…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 090048-2026
Last time this was bought
- Awarded
- 21 September 2026
- Value
- £1,000,000,000
- Bids
- 7
Matched on Crown Commercial Service, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Procurements
70Awards
31Suppliers it has used most for printing
- Paragon Customer Communications (London) Limited3 contracts
- 23red Limited1 contract
- Abbott Mead Vickers.bbdo Limited1 contract
- Accenture (UK) Ltd1 contract
- Accenture UK Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open printing tenders- £60kestimated
- £7.33mframework ceiling
- £817kframework ceiling
- £60kestimated
- £32mframework ceiling
From notice 090048-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.