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Published 18 Jun 2026, 12:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ECITB Card Production (CCNSG) 26

Official notice

Authority: ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD (Charity / VCSE)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£600,000≈ £300k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2026awarded 23 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 25 Nov 2028 · up to 25 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 26 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of fraud-resistant card solutions across ECITB's CCNSG, LaTS, IHSP and ICE schemes, spanning both physical and digital cards, delivered through a single supplier. The solution should meet the fraud-resistance criteria set out in the Requirements section of the specification. The solution should integrate with, and rely on, ECITB's existing Creatio system used for delivery and award qualification and Credly (digital credentialing) systems, which ECITB will retain and continue to develop and does not intend to replace. Suppliers may propose additional capabilities, but these must complement, and not duplicate or supplant, these systems.

The contract will be for an initial term of two (2) years with two optional one (1) year extension options, to maximum contract term of 4 years.

CPV: Printed matter and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 26 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 25 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Two optional one (1) year extensions
22000000 Printed matter and related products
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed within the Invitation to tender

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed within the invitation to tender

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Pricing
  • Quality/Technical
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed within the Invitation to tender

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed within the invitation to tender

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
18 Jun 2026, 12:54 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 17:32 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Sept 2026
Authority reference
P2606-1
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069953
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Printed matter and related products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b806 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.ecitb.org.uk ↗

Please note the ECITB does not have an e-procurement portal, all clarification questions and tender submissions must be emailed to [email protected]

Timeline

18 Jun 2026 → 26 Nov 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published128 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 12:54 BST
  2. Market engagement102 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

    The ECITB may undertake various activities as part of pre-market engagement (PME). Initially, we are seeking bidder expressions of interest and feedback on our procurement strategy and draft contract specification.

    You can do this by completing our PME Teams Questionnaire here:

    forms.office.com/e/zU8paDBvu7 ↗

    Thank you for your interest in the ECITB.

  3. Next notice expected99 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published93 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
  5. Clarification questions by67 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Submission deadline60 days ago
    25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Award decision expected by45 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent2 days ago
    23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published1 day ago
    23 Oct 2026, 17:32 BST
  10. Today
    24 Oct 2026
  11. Standstill endsin 10 days
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  12. Contract startsin 32 days
    26 Nov 2026

Notice history

12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Jun 2026, 12:54 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    19 Jun 2026, 09:59 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value updated
    23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
  5. Status changed to active
    23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
  7. Deadline published: 25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    23 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
  8. Tender notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 15:41 BST
    UK4
  9. Deadline moved to 25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    30 Jul 2026, 15:41 BST
    +0 days · was 25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  10. Contract award notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 17:32 BST
    UK6
  11. Status changed to complete
    23 Oct 2026, 17:32 BST
  12. Contract signature expected
    4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Published amendments (2)

Specification link updated as not working

Update to email address within Scope section of Notice Upload of Contractual Agreement (Draft)

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-06: 2 releases · 18 Jun 2026, 19 Jun 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £179,3281 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 5
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited1 Mar 2027 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031Extensions: Two optional one (1) year extensions post initial term (max 4 years total term).£179,328 inc. VAT23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 264506 · GB-PPON: PPPJ-1399-NBBQ Kings House Business Center, Home Park Business Estate, Station Road, Kings Langley, East of England, WD4 8LZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (10)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure