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Published 5 Oct 2026, 10:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Document, Communication & Print Management, & Associated Goods & Services

Official notice

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG36)
Awarded value£4,170,112published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bulk/Transactional Mail: High-volume, statutory communications (e.g., Council Tax, Business Rates, Benefits, Election material. Data Management Handling, formatting, letter templates, printing and postal services.

Hybrid Mail: Secure, efficient printing and delivery of smaller, ad-hoc office mailings from internal departments.

CPV: Printing and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: West Midlands
79800000 Printing and related services

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
5 Oct 2026, 10:19 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 10:19 BST
Authority reference
25075
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093663
Classification (CPV)
Printing and related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG36)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07806d Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Approved call off via Call-Off Contract under the HealthTrust Europe LLP Framework Agreement for the supply of

Document, Communication & Print Management, & Associated goods & services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,170,1121 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited£4,170,112 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY11HFContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.