Printed books, brochures and leaflets: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 22100000Supplies · 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 33% (34 notices)
  • Other public bodies 17% (17 notices)
  • Education & universities 16% (16 notices)
  • Central government 15% (15 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 1% (1 notices)
  • Not classified 19% (19 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedOther public bodies300
Department for EducationCentral government310
Belfast City CouncilLocal authorities200
British CouncilLocal authorities200
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilLocal authorities220
Department of FinanceCentral government200
London Borough of HackneyLocal authorities200
Portsmouth City CouncilLocal authorities210
Portsmouth Water LimitedOther public bodies210
Procurement for HousingOther public bodies200

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

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 67 of 105 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
Northern Ireland13 · 19%
Scotland9 · 13%
South East England9 · 13%
North West England8 · 12%
Greater London6 · 9%
Yorkshire and the Humber6 · 9%
Wales (Cymru)5 · 7%
West Midlands5 · 7%
South West England4 · 6%
East Midlands4 · 6%
North East England3 · 4%
East of England3 · 4%

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 49% (51 notices)
  • Framework 48% (50 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 4% (4 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 58% (61 notices)
  • Route not published 21% (22 notices)
  • Selective 17% (18 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 4% (4 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 70% (14 notices)
  • Below threshold 30% (6 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=23median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (23) · 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=11
  • 1 bid 9% (1)
  • 2–3 55% (6)
  • 4–6 0% (0)
  • 7 or more 36% (4)
Contract value, net
p25 £127,529median £424,818p75 £1,227,880
interquartile range of 10 awards · p90 £6,250,000
Typical bids per lot3robust · n=10middle half 2–7
Competed96%robust · n=23open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs81%robust · n=31of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Abandoned4%robust · n=23cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=1428 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 98 awards to 74 suppliers

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 34 of 105 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Delta eSourcing4 notices · 12%
eTendersNI3 notices · 9%
Sell2Wales3 notices · 9%
myTenders2 notices · 6%

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 2210. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 14 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 2210. 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.