Official UK procurement notice
External Print Purchase Orders
Authority: London and South East University Group (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a continuation of the existing design and print process. Currently print is provided on a job by job basis. The contract value represents an estimate on the usage of this supplier over then next 8 months.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:38 BST
- Authority reference
26-052- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098452- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078aa2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-
(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published1 day ago19 Oct 2026, 12:38 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 9 days28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published19 Oct 2026, 12:06 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Oct 2026, 12:38 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITEDSME1 Nov 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £350,000 inc. VAT | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 28 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender