Printing services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 79810000·Services · class·in Business Services & Consultancy
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 9 lots from 9 competitions run by 9 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 4 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 5 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 35 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
3 of 11 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Printing of Out and About in the North York Moors National Park magazine | North York Moors National Park Authority | 30 Nov 2026 | 23d | £14,000 |
| T26-134BUS Event Dressing Branding Fitting Services | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 13d | £96,000 |
| T26-133BUS Print Branding and Exhibition Items | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 13d | £96,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
79810000 Printing services93 notices · 73%79811000 Digital printing services24 notices · 19%79812000 Banknote printing services1 notice · 1%- Business and management consultancy services 1,078 · 12m
- Advertising and marketing services 570 · 12m
- Recruitment services 531 · 12m
- Market research services 490 · 12m
- Subscription services 417 · 12m
- Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services 404 · 12m
- Security services 399 · 12m
- Miscellaneous business-related services 379 · 12m
- Business and management consultancy and related services 340 · 12m
- Accounting and auditing services 336 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities37%(46 notices)
46 of 125 notices are Local authorities (37%).Central government22%(28 notices)
28 of 125 notices are Central government (22%).Other public bodies14%(17 notices)
17 of 125 notices are Other public bodies (14%).Education & universities10%(12 notices)
12 of 125 notices are Education & universities (10%).Police, fire & emergency4%(5 notices)
5 of 125 notices are Police, fire & emergency (4%).Not classified14%(17 notices)
17 of 125 notices are Not classified (14%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST | Other public bodies | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Qualifications Authority | not classified | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Westminster City Council | Local authorities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Derry City and Strabane District Council | Local authorities | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| North York Moors National Park Authority | Other public bodies | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Department for Work & Pensions | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | Local authorities | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Newport City Council | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Borough of Greenwich | Local authorities | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
105 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 85 of 128 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract83%(106 notices)
106 of 128 notices are Contract (83%).Framework15%(19 notices)
19 of 128 notices are Framework (15%).Dynamic purchasing system2%(3 notices)
3 of 128 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (2%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open45%(58 notices)
58 of 128 notices are Open (45%).Limited / restricted16%(21 notices)
21 of 128 notices are Limited / restricted (16%).Route not published16%(20 notices)
20 of 128 notices are Route not published (16%).Selective12%(15 notices)
15 of 128 notices are Selective (12%).Direct award11%(14 notices)
14 of 128 notices are Direct award (11%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold70%(16 notices)
16 of 23 notices are Above threshold (70%).Below threshold30%(7 notices)
7 of 23 notices are Below threshold (30%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (54) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 9 lots from 9 competitions run by 9 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 4 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 5 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
26 of 51 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 3 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
12 SME bids out of 24, on 6 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
11 of 24 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
2 of 54 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 13 lots from 5 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 104 awards to 74 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 26% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Belmont Press | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| PSL Print Management Limited | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| PermiServ Ltd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Potts Print (UK) Limited | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Harlow Printing Limited | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyocera Document Solutions (UK) Limited | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 51 of 128 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in printing services
11 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Electoral Services Specialist Printing Contract | Bristol City Council | 10 Nov 2026 | 3d | £3,614,000 |
| T26-134BUS Event Dressing Branding Fitting Services | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 13d | £96,000 |
| T26-133BUS Print Branding and Exhibition Items | Derry City and Strabane District Council | 20 Nov 2026 | 13d | £96,000 |
| Printing of Out and About in the North York Moors National Park magazine | North York Moors National Park Authority | 30 Nov 2026 | 23d | £14,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7981. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 4 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.