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Published 9 Oct 2025, 09:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C369734- Childhood changes Red Book inserts 25/26 - Project

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£152,014published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Harlow Printing Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Printing and distribution of updated childhood immunisation inserts for Red Book. Due to changes in the vaccination programme to include additional childhood vaccinations from July 1 2025. Contract was awarded and signed on 20 June 2025 due to urgency and exclusive rights of Harlow Printing to print and distribute Reed Books for NHS. UK:05 Transparency and UK06: Contract Award Notice completed retrospectively and amended in this Contract Detail Notice.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible
79810000 Printing services79824000 Printing and distribution services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Oct 2025, 09:36 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 09:36 BST
Authority reference
C373643
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055aea
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification
Only provider of red book inserts

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Standstill ends
    18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published353 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 09:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £152,0141 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Harlow Printing LimitedSMEChildhood changes RedBook inserts 25/2619 Jul 2025 — 19 Sept 2025£152,01419 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Childhood changes RedBook inserts 25/26 · Harlow Printing LimitedSME

    Signed
    20 Jun 2025
    Value
    £152,014
    Period
    21 Jun 2025 — 19 Sept 2025
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £152,014
    Termination
    contractCompleted

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025
  1. Contract termination notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 09:36 BSTUK11
  2. Status changed
    9 Oct 2025, 09:36 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    9 Oct 2025, 09:36 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    9 Oct 2025, 09:36 BST
  5. Contract details notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 14:35 BSTUK7
  6. Contract signature expected
    18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  7. Contract award notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 15:38 BSTUK6
  8. Transparency notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 11:02 BSTUK5
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 8 Jul 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PU

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure