STERLING PRESS LIMITED: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
SME·Northamptonshire·East Midlands·Main market: Photocopying and offset printing equipment
Companies House02386753 ↗Websitesterlingsolutions.co.uk ↗
Procedures with an award1924 award recordsPublic authorities17named on published awardsAttributable award value£2.3mnet · on 2 of 24 award records · single-supplier, no ceilingsLast 12 months5awards · 7 in the prior 24 months · last 14 Sept 2026Delivery regions9most often Nationwide (UK)
Where they win
24 lot-level observations (10 awarded lots, 42%, plus 14 envelope awards without lot links; pending awards included) · top CPV classes
3012 Photocopying and offset printing equipment4 observations · 20% · lots7981 Printing services4 observations · 20% · 1 lots + 3 envelope2210 Printed books, brochures and leaflets2 observations · 10% · 1 lots + 1 envelope3019 Various office equipment and supplies2 observations · 10% · 1 lots + 1 envelope7982 Services related to printing2 observations · 10% · 1 lots + 1 envelope2211 Printed books1 observations · 5% · lots4811 Point of sale (POS) software package1 observations · 5% · lots7980 Printing and related services4 observations · 20% · envelope awardsAttributable award value£2.3mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 2 of 24 award records — only awards to this supplier alone, framework / DPS ceilings excluded; the award’s own value, else its contract’s; the five largest make 100%. Not turnover. Largest rows below.
Award vs estimate48.6% below estimateindicative · n=1Median (estimate − award) / estimate on comparable contested single-supplier GBP wins, per lot, same VAT basis on both sides, scoped to all comparable wins. Negative = awarded above estimate. Historical movement, not a bid instruction.
| Largest published awards | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCC Print and Distribution of County News | Lincolnshire County Council | — | — | £1,400,065 † |
| English Heritage Mailing House | English Heritage | — | — | £874,533 † |
Where they deliver
ITL1 delivery regions on the notice · 19 of 19 awarded procedures publish one · a procedure with several regions counts in each
Nationwide (UK)7 procedures · 37%
West Midlands3 procedures · 16%
South East England2 procedures · 11%
Scotland2 procedures · 11%
North East England1 procedures · 5%
North West England1 procedures · 5%
Yorkshire and the Humber1 procedures · 5%
East Midlands1 procedures · 5%
Bidding record
Procurement Act 2023 award notices name every bidder · 2 notices name this supplier since 10 Mar 2026 · observed bids, not an estimate
Contract contests0 won · 0 lostFewer than three decided contests — no rate is claimed.
Framework / DPS places2 of 2Admissions to a panel or dynamic market are counted apart: nearly every compliant bidder is appointed, so they say nothing about winning work.
Authorities bid for2
| Notice | Authority | Outcome | Bidders | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed Book Production/CFP/PRO/2026 | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | appointed | 6 | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Printing Products and Services Framework | Warwick District Council | appointed | 35 | 10 Mar 2026 |
Source: bids.details[].tenderers on Procurement Act 2023 notices (from 2025). PCR 2015 notices name no bidders, so earlier contests are invisible here. Latest ten notices shown.
Who they sell to
Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · award records explode on framework and DPS panels
Authority type · official UK type when published, else name/id class, else not classified · by award records (a single panel can dominate)
- Local authority 50% (12 awards)
- Type not classified 25% (6 awards)
- Education 21% (5 awards)
- Charity 4% (1 awards)
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Heritage | 2 | 10.5% | 2 | 15 Nov 2021 |
| Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited | 2 | 10.5% | 2 | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Warwick District Council | 1 | 5.3% | 4 | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Liverpool City Council | 1 | 5.3% | 3 | 9 Jan 2024 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 6 Nov 2025 |
| ASTON UNIVERSITY | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 12 Jul 2023 |
| AHDB | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 8 Nov 2022 |
| West Lothian Council | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 25 Apr 2025 |
Share = of the 19 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Recent awards
Latest 24 of 24 award records naming this supplier
| Award / procedure | Authority | Awarded | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printed Book Production/CFP/PRO/2026 | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | 14 Sept 2026 | £6,500,000 |
| Printing Products and Services Framework | Warwick District Council | 16 Oct 2025 | £75,000,000 |
| Printing Products and Services Framework | Warwick District Council | 16 Oct 2025 | £50,000,000 |
| Printing Products and Services Framework | Warwick District Council | 16 Oct 2025 | £35,000,000 |
| Printing Products and Services Framework | Warwick District Council | 16 Oct 2025 | £25,000,000 |
| Provision of Printing Services | THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM | Not published | £250,000 |
| Print and Design Services | Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited | Not published | Not published |
| Print and Associated Services Framework to include Hybrid Mail and Digital Transformation Solutions | University of Essex | Not published | Not published |
| Printing and Associated Services | West Lothian Council | Not published | Not published |
| LCC Print and Distribution of County News | Lincolnshire County Council | Not published | Not published |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS award and contract releases. An award record is one award × this supplier; a procedure can carry many (panels, call-offs).
- Market observations are awarded lots, or one envelope award when the notice publishes no lot links. Region = delivery ITL1 on the notice, not the supplier’s registered address.
- Authority type: official OCDS UK contracting-authority type when the notice publishes one; otherwise a Tenderline name/id class; otherwise “not classified”. Purchasing hubs with no published type stay unclassified.
- Published value attributable to this supplier alone: £2.3m across single-supplier awards, framework / DPS ceilings excluded. Coverage is partial and the figure is not turnover, so it is not shown as a headline.
- Contract end dates: published on 4 of 24 awards; 0 end within 18 months.
- Award vs estimate tiers: robust ≥5, moderate 3–4, indicative 1–2 comparable pairs.
- Never shown: contact details, reliability or payment scores, affiliations, predicted wins.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (13 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this supplier under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
Canonical page id: GB-COH:02386753