Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 4 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 7999 Electoral Services Printing

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Print Image Network Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Electoral Services are procuring for the

production and postage of all registration

forms and election materials i.e. canvass

forms, ITR's, poll cards, ballot papers,

postal voting packs and associated

services to include design and digital

solutions

CPV: Printing and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Printing contract will be procured via GAwarded

The Printing contract will be procured via G

Cloud 14 and the Electoral Management System (EMS) via a CCS framework.

Delivery and posting will be carried out by Royal Mail and an exemption to

Contract Procedure Rules has been submitted in order to procure Royal Mail again

to provide this service. All routes through procurement will be supported by the

procurement officer. Local Government Re-organisation (LGR) has been

discussed, and break clauses will be included in the contract to provide cover for

the council in the event re-organisation creates any issues. No procurement

concerns.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: + 1 + 1 extensions to be utilised at the Authorities discretion

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
Last source update: 4 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
Authority reference: CPU 7999
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-052745
Classification (CPV): Printing and related services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ad59 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: Previous experience working with supplier

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Print Image Network Ltd	£1,200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 052745-2026-1 · Print Image Network Ltd
Signed
1 Jun 2026
Value
£1,200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGovernance Loxley House, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG23NGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Print Image Network LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04009079 Stockport, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.