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Elections Provision of Printing & Transport 2026-2031

Buyer: Cornwall Council →

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BuyerCornwall Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline5 Dec 2025
Value£4,101,000
Published15 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Printing, Postage & Transport requirements for Cornwall Council Elections 2026-20231 (5 years plus 2 year extension option) Elections timetable 2026/27– No planned election (potential unplanned) 2027/28 – No planned election (potential unplanned) 2028/29 – Police and Crime Commissioner’s and Cornwall Unitary Town and Parish Elections 2029/30- National general election + Local Elections 2030/31 - No planned election (potential unplanned) Every Year - Annual Canvass

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 2

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05dc33
Latest release ID003473-2026
Latest release timestampThu Jan 15 2026 12:45:42 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071788-2025
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source2
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release2
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
15 Jan 2026award, contract003473-2026
6 Nov 2025tender071788-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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6 Nov 2025 · 071788-2025 · tender
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