Miscellaneous printed matter: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 22900000Supplies · classin Printed matter and related products

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 48% (41 notices)
  • Central government 15% (13 notices)
  • Other public bodies 14% (12 notices)
  • Education & universities 12% (10 notices)
  • Charities 1% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 9% (8 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Telford and Wrekin CouncilLocal authorities1800
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCentral government500
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilLocal authorities310
Dumfries and Galloway CouncilLocal authorities200
Hampshire County CouncilLocal authorities200
LTE GroupOther public bodies210
Portsmouth City CouncilLocal authorities200
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies200
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government200
University of EssexEducation & universities200

55 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 60 of 85 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
West Midlands22 · 37%
South East England9 · 15%
Yorkshire and the Humber9 · 15%
Wales (Cymru)7 · 12%
East Midlands5 · 8%
South West England4 · 7%
North East England4 · 7%
North West England4 · 7%
East of England4 · 7%
Greater London4 · 7%
Northern Ireland4 · 7%
Scotland3 · 5%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 40% (34 notices)
  • Framework 36% (31 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 24% (20 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 49% (42 notices)
  • Selective 35% (30 notices)
  • Route not published 13% (11 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 2% (2 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 59% (10 notices)
  • Below threshold 41% (7 notices)
Typical tender window25 daysrobust · n=18median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (18) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=12
  • 1 bid 0% (0)
  • 2–3 33% (4)
  • 4–6 50% (6)
  • 7 or more 17% (2)
Contract value, net
p25 £121,255median £131,931p75 £417,525
interquartile range of 10 awards · p90 £2,735,172
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=9middle half 3–4
Competed100%robust · n=18open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs85%robust · n=48of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=918 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 152 awards to 62 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 24 of 85 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 2290. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 11 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 2290. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.