Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 16 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contingency Printing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£70,833≈ £71k / year · £85,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 7 May 2025awarded 4 Jun 2025

Awarded to CDS Print Services2 awards

Contract term 1 yrends 1 Jun 2026 · starts 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The House of Commons is looking to procure a supplier to provide contingency printing services on behalf of the House of Commons Vote Office. The House of Commons (the Authority) has a requirement for short-notice access to an external printing supplier. The supplier shall provide contingency print services to the Authority to provide resilience should there be a failure of the Authorities Print Services equipment or IT infrastructure, or due to fire, flooding or an incident on the Parliamentary estate.

CPV: Printing and delivery services · Printing and related services · Services related to printing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£70,833

Contract period: 2 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2026 (1 yr)Value: £70,833 exc. VAT · £85,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

79800000 Printing and related services 79820000 Services related to printing 79823000 Printing and delivery services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
Please refer to ITT documentation.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 40% Commercial, 60% Quality

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
Please refer to ITT documentation.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST
Last source update: 21 Jan 2026, 12:49 GMT
Authority reference: C1906
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-015618
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Printing and delivery servicesPrinting and related servicesServices related to printing
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050433 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 7 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Responses must be submitted via Atamis: atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

16 Apr 2025 → 21 Jan 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
16 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST
Clarification questions by
28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
7 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published276 days ago
21 Jan 2026, 12:49 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
16 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
22 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
22 Apr 2025, 09:12 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
10 Jun 2025, 09:27 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
10 Jun 2025, 09:27 BST
Contract signature expected
16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
21 Jan 2026, 12:49 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (2)

Updated with information outlining how to register and respond to the tender on Atamis

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-04: 2 releases · 16 Apr 2025, 22 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £70,4691 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 43 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CDS Print ServicesSME1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026	£70,469	4 Jun 2025	Awarded
CDS Print Services	£70,469 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contingency Printing · CDS Print Services
Signed
24 Jun 2025
Value
£70,469
Period
1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQCD-6982-LPZW Parliament Square, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

CDS Print Services LimitedAwarded supplier Riverside House, 7 Canal Wharf, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS11 5ASContact email
CDS Print Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15424066 Riverside House, 7 Canal Wharf, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS11 5ASContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 Jan 2026, 12:49 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Jun 2025, 09:27 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender22 Apr 2025, 09:12 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender22 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2025, 15:08 BST