Official UK procurement notice
Design, print, distribution and project management for the 2028 GLA elections ballot papers
Authority: Greater London Authority (GLA) (Public body)·On behalf of: Transport for London
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Greater London Authority London Elects team, on behalf of the GLRO, wishes to procure a Service Provider for the design, print and delivery of approximately 18 million ballot papers ahead of polling day so that every eligible registered has the opportunity to vote. This will include the design, proofing and quality assurance of the ballot papers, and delivery to the 33 London authorities and/or their postal vote facilitation providers. Further additions may include accessible ballot papers and peripherals pending legislative developments.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cancelled
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
- Authority reference
WS2548088941- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026923- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052049Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 09:55 BST
- Next notice expectedin 25 days1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 297 days1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 23 May 2025 | CancelledA new UK1 pipeline notice will be published. |
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Procurement termination notice published23 May 2025, 16:21 BSTUK12
- Status changed to withdrawn23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
- Buyer details updated23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 12:06 BSTUK1
- Published value updated23 May 2025, 12:06 BSTwas £2,000,000
- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 09:55 BSTUK1
Published amendments (1)
Scope and suitability revised.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Transport for LondonProcess contact pointProcuring entityTfL Procurement & Commercial is undertaking this procurement on behalf of the GLA as part of the Procurement Shared Service
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender