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# Extension of the Life in the UK Test Preparation Materials Contract with The Stationery Office Ltd

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-of-the-life-in-the-uk-test-preparation-materials-contract-with-the-stationery-of-ocds-h6vhtk-078401). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Home Office: "Extension of the Life in the UK Test Preparation Materials Contract with The Stationery Office Ltd". Published status: awardUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Home Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/home-office-gov-d16)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printed matter and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £7,605,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078401`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-of-the-life-in-the-uk-test-preparation-materials-contract-with-the-stationery-of-ocds-h6vhtk-078401#tl-md)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Life in the UK Test Preparation Materials Contract with The Stationery Office Ltd
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of official Life in the UK Test preparation materials, including publication, printing, fulfilment, distribution, stock management and associated services supporting the statutory Life in the UK Test.
- **Contract Period:** 21/05/2018 to 21/05/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Life in the UK Test Preparation Materials (active)
  - Award id: `095324-2026-3025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Stationery Office Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-97086`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Life in the UK Test Preparation Materials (active)
  - Signed Value: £7,605,000
  - Signed Date: 21/05/2018

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095324-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-08T14:27:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-14T20:20:07.865Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078401