Trade
Printing tenders
30 open tenders for printing work in the UK from councils, the NHS, schools, housing providers and central government, soonest deadline first.
Open tenders
- £750kestimated
- £144mframework ceiling
- £400kestimated
- £360kestimated
- £3.33mframework ceiling
- £440kestimated
- £110kestimated
- £100kestimated
- £600kestimated
- £410kestimated
- £7.5mestimated
- £96kestimated
- £96kestimated
- £72kestimated
- £641kestimated
- £70kestimated
- £2.1mestimated
- £125kestimated
- £132kestimated
- £10mestimated
- £150kestimated
- £100mframework ceiling
- £55kframework ceiling
- £14kestimated
- £80kestimated
- £2mestimated
- £150kestimated
- £5mframework ceiling
- £80mestimated
- £750mestimated
- Tenders advertised
- 212
- Typical contract value
- £167k
- All trades: £95k
- Typical contract length
- 2 years
- All trades: 1 year
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- All trades: 30 days
- Bids per contract
- 5
- All trades: 5
- Advertised openly
- 46%
- All trades: 36%
- Won by small firms
- 66%
- All trades: 61%
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Prospectus 2027 and 2028 Entry Cardiff Metropolitan University | Zenith Print and Packaging Limited | £97k | 1 Dec 2026 |
| 2027 Prospectus Print University of Winchester | Belmont Press Ltd | — | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Springer Nature Journal Met Office | Springer Nature Limited | £32k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Wiley Journal Renewals Met Office | John Wiley & Sons | £29k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Annual purchase order for JamJar for 2026 The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London | JamJar Creative Ltd | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Specialist Electoral Print Supplier City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Print Image Network Ltd | £700k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| SU92(26) BMJ Read and Publish subscription via the JISC R&P Framework Agreement Swansea University | Jisc Services Limited | £56k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Arts Boost 5 - An Arts in Health Programme for Young People BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) | PeopleSpeakUp | £9,700 | 31 Dec 2026 |
8 more end in the next 90 days.
Recent printing contract awards
More printing awards| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Services External Variable Data Print London Borough of Hackney | Financial Data Management Ltd | £2m | 11 Nov 2026 |
| DA - NEPO418 - Library Books and Digital Content Lot 1-7 Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd. | £280k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Sussex PCC Precept Leaflet Printing The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex | Proworx Media Limited | — | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Ricoh OL Connect City of Doncaster Council | Ricoh UK Ltd | £83k | 8 Nov 2026 |
| Railcard Printing and Fulfilment Services Rail Settlement Plan Limited | Readygrid Limited t/a Royale Graphics Limited | — | 6 Nov 2026 |
| ID 6524454 - EONI - Printing of Poll Cards, Virtual Printing and ID Card Printing Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI) | Withheld Section94 supplier | £450k | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Journal & Periodical Subscription New College Durham | Prenax Limited | £105k | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Proquest Central Premium University of Strathclyde | ProQuest LLC | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
Suppliers winning the most printing contracts in the UK
Contracts awarded in the last 12 months. Companies only: sole traders are not listed.
| # | Supplier | Contracts | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Civica Election Services | 19 | 19 |
| 2 | Harlow Printing Limited T/A Harlow SolutionsSME | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Lyreco UK Limited | 9 | 8 |
| 4 | Jisc Services Limited | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Permiserv LimitedSME | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED (t/aBrowns Books)SME | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Jisc | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Print Image Network LtdSME | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Ricoh UK Ltd | 6 | 6 |
Biggest printing buyers in the last 12 months
All buyers- 1Jisc20 notices
- 2University of the West of England12 notices
- 3British Council11 notices
- 4Caerphilly County Borough Council10 notices
- 5Oxford Brookes University10 notices
- 6Swansea University10 notices
- 7Pembrokeshire County Council8 notices
- 8Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO7 notices