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Published 11 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure
C009/2026/2027 - Welsh Government Print Framework Agreement
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Framework
Above threshold
Open procedure
GPA Covered: {"GPA"}
Printing and related services
Published value
£4,300,000
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification Cut-Off
2 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Contract duration
4 yrs
Registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Instructions: E-Tender Information:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
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How To Find The ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_64170. There is a qualification only ITT - itt_127226 and 4 separate Lot ITTs
- Lot 1 - itt_127227
- Lot 2 - itt_127229
- Lot 3 - itt_127237
- Lot 4 - itt_127238
- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.
- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government: "C009/2026/2027 - Welsh Government Print Framework Agreement ". Published status: active. Published value: £4,300,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
Official Requirement Description:
The Welsh Government are delivering a framework agreement for Print Services on an All Wales basis.
The framework will be used by Welsh Government departments, with individual jobs managed through Welsh Government's central Print Team.
The Framework agreement will be split into 4 Lots covering the following range of requirements.
Lot 1: All Wales Commercial High Volume Print
Lot 2: All Wales Commercial Medium to Low Volume Print
Lot 3: All Wales Specialist Print and Finishing
Lot 4: Cattle Passports
Lots and requirements (4)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Lot 1 - Commercial High Volume PrintactivePublished value£850,000This Lot will have up to a maximum of 8 Suppliers. The eight top scoring bidders will be awarded a place on the framework. This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal directly with a print manufacturer for high volume print, (e.g. runs in excess of 40,000 for 8pp A4/16pp A5 etc,) for a range of print services that may include, but not be limited to brochures, catalogues, marketing literature, and reports etc.Contract period:7 Dec 2026 — 6 Dec 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility:SME eligibleVCSE eligiblePre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
- Economic & FinancialLegal and financial conditions of participation are outlined in the contract specification.
- Technical CapacityTechnical conditions of participation are outlined in the contract specification
- Lot 2 · #2Lot 2 - Commercial Medium to Low Volume PrintactivePublished value£1,150,000This Lot will have up to a maximum of 10 Suppliers. The ten top scoring will be successful in being added to the framework. This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for a range of print services of medium to low print runs (e.g. runs for 5,000 up to 40,000 of 16pp A4 /32pp A5 etc). Also Small to Medium sheet fed offset for medium runs (e.g. for 500 A4 up to 5000 8pp A4/16pp A5 etc) that may include, but not be limited to marketing literature, reports, brochures, information booklets, stationery, folders, NCR sets / pads, etc.Contract period:7 Dec 2026 — 6 Dec 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility:SME eligibleVCSE eligiblePre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
- Economic & FinancialLegal and financial capacity conditions of participation are outlined in the contract specification
- Technical CapacityTechnical conditions of participation are outlined in the contract specification
- Lot 3 · #3Lot 3 - Specialist Print and FinishingactivePublished value£1,150,000This Lot will have up to a maximum of 8 Suppliers. The eight top scoring will be successful in being added to the framework. This Lot is for customers who have a requirement to deal direct with a print manufacturer for Specialist Print and Finishing. This may include items such as: -promotional print items; vinyl printing; intricate gluing; hand finishing; in-line finishing; complex folding; sample bags, or any other specialist items that the customers may require.Contract period:7 Dec 2026 — 6 Dec 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility:SME eligibleVCSE eligiblePre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
- Economic & FinancialLegal and financial capacity conditions of participation are outlined in the contract specification
- Technical CapacityTechnical conditions of participation will be outlined in the contract specification
- Lot 4 · #4Lot 4 - Cattle PassportsactivePublished value£800,000A single supplier will awarded to the framework. The top scoring bidder will be awarded to this lot. Further information to be shared in the contract specification.Contract period:7 Dec 2026 — 6 Dec 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility:SME eligibleVCSE eligiblePre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
- Economic & FinancialLegal and financial capacity conditions of participation are outlined in the contract specification
- Technical CapacityTechnical conditions of participation are outlined in the contract specification
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Technical: 70
Commercial: 30
Technical: 70
Commercial: 30
Technical: 70
Commercial: 30
Technical: 70
Commerical: 30
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)VINCI Construction UK Limited trading as VINCI FacilitiesHolds 37.9% of historical attributable spend
Moderate ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 4 yrs
Published track record for Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
0%Moderate
Competition Density
5Bids / Report (median)
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£212,550,814Historical spend
Typical award value
£101,994Robust (n=64)
Awarded spend by half-year
2024-H2
2025-H1
2025-H2
2026-H1
2026-H2
Methodology & coverage notes (93 active published awards)
Coverage: 93 active published awards; 50 bid reports (which may be per lot); 64 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| VINCI Construction UK Limited trading as VINCI Facilities | 1 win | £80,497,983 | No published budget |
| VINCI FACILITIES LIMITED | 1 win | £61,000,000 | No published budget |
| Mitie Technical Facilities Management Ltd | 1 win | £35,000,000 | 0% (at budget) |
| NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH | 3 wins | £12,801,577 | No published budget |
| ALLIED PUBLICITY SERVICES (MANCHESTER) LIMITED | 1 win | £9,375,000 | 0% (at budget) |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 79 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 11:03 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
0%
Typical Bids Received
4reported bids
Decision Velocity
~53 days
Notice Stability
5 updates
Historical Incumbency: Blake Morgan LLP has won 14 previous contracts with this contracting authority in this sector.
Procurement history indicates repeat engagement with this buyer in this sector. All public competitions remain open to qualifying tenderers under UK procurement regulations.
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 contracts | £2,130,800,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
AEG Presents LtdCRN: 05452230 | 4 contracts | £1,821,410,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
G4S Secure Solutions (UK) LimitedCRN: PJBT-8824-DVPN | 20 contracts | £1,771,034,988 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDCRN: PNHC-7682-GPTQ | 43 contracts | £1,663,420,230 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Mitie FM LimitedCRN: 03253304 | 21 contracts | £1,615,574,417 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Serco LimitedCRN: PMNV-5613-PQMY | 70 contracts | £1,459,372,669 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 09072343 | 14 contracts | £1,440,209,445 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 20 contracts | £1,425,267,134 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
Reed in PartnershipCRN: 833053062 | 13 contracts | £1,360,521,860 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM)CRN: 48549690 | 10 contracts | £1,259,644,132 | -12% below budget |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Media Buying Services, Integrated Marketing Campaigns and PR ServicesLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · 7 Sept 2026, 18:16 BST | £74,000,000 | same CPV family same authority same region |
C081/2026/2027 Temporary Workers and Supply Teacher Framework IVLlywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · 7 Sept 2026, 14:10 BST | £800,000,000 | same CPV family same authority |
Provision of Legal ServicesCodi Group Ltd · 3 Sept 2026, 15:09 BST | £2,000,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Independent Monitor - South East WaterWater Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) · 4 Sept 2026, 13:04 BST | £5,000,000 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance FrameworkLake District National Park Authority · 8 Sept 2026, 10:24 BST | £4,000,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Open procedure | Legal basis | UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023 | Procurement category | services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | active | Procurement threshold | Above threshold (FTS publication) | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| Commercial structure | Framework agreement | Competition type | Competitive procedure | GPA WTO covered | {"GPA"} |
| Recurring procurement | No (One-off requirement) | First published | 11 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST | Last source update | 11 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST |
| Award evaluation window | Submission end — 23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT | Contract terms summary | Payment: To be outlined in the ITT | Classification (CPV) | Printing and related services |
| Delivery area | |||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06a18d | ||||
How to participate & submission route
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Supplier login required
Online submission allowed
Language: EN
Access & Registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
| Expression of interest (EOI) | — | Tender submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST | Clarification deadline | 2 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission channel | Official e-sourcing portal | Electronic submission | Allowed | Accepted languages | en |
| Participation fee | Free of charge (Open access) | ||||
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
E-Tender Information:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.
- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”
- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm
How To Find The ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_64170. There is a qualification only ITT - itt_127226 and 4 separate Lot ITTs
- Lot 1 - itt_127227
- Lot 2 - itt_127229
- Lot 3 - itt_127237
- Lot 4 - itt_127238
- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.
- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
Timeline
- Procedure published
11 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST - Clarification deadline
2 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST - Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Status changed to active
11 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST - Official notice release published
11 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST - Submission deadline changed to 9 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
11 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST - Published value updated to £4,300,000
3 Aug 2026, 14:42 BST - Official notice release published
3 Aug 2026, 14:42 BST - Submission deadline changed to 25 Sept 2026, 14:00 BST
3 Aug 2026, 14:42 BST - Official notice release published
28 May 2026, 10:20 BST - Submission deadline changed to 10 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
28 May 2026, 10:20 BST - Official notice release published
22 May 2026, 14:35 BST
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Contracting authority
Official Documents & Specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 11 Sept 2026, 10:03 BST