AwardedAwarded 17 March 2026

Printing Services Tender - Lot 1 Litho Digital Printing and Exhibition Printing /Lot 2 Photocopying and Security Printing

University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation · Education

In brief

University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation awarded printing work to Harlow Printing Limited T/A Harlow Solutions, Belmont Press Ltd and SLS Print Limited and 1 others on 17 March 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £700,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 February 2026.

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

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.

What the notice says

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of printing services. This is a contract for three (3) years with the option to extend for two (2) years. This is subject to satisfactory performance of the contract. The contract duration is for a maximum of five(5) years. The University is not a contracting authority by definition and there Procurement Act 2023 will not apply to this Procurement. All University policies and regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and services will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender. The tender will be divided into the following two(2) separate lots. The number of appointees per lot is stated below: Lot 1 Litho, Digital Printing and Exhibition (maximum number of appointees three (3)). Lot 2 Photocopying and Security Printing (maximum number of appointees one (1)). This contract is awarded against the University's standard contract which is included in the tender. The contract is estimated spend over 5 year period.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Litho, Digital Printing and Exhibition
1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
What this lot covers

Please see the tender documentation for more information For Lot 1

Printing—
Photocopying and Security Printing
1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
What this lot covers

Please see the tender documentation for more information

Printing—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Harlow Printing Limited T/A Harlow Solutions (SME)
Belmont Press Ltd (SME)
SLS Print Limited
16 bids received
Litho, Digital Printing and Exhibition£485,000
Awarded 17 March 2026
Stephen Austin & Sons Limited (SME)
8 bids received
Photocopying and Security Printing£215,000
Awarded 17 March 2026

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 073628-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 075147-2025
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 054336-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 073628-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 13 November 2025, last updated 9 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.