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title: "Gloucestershire County Electoral Print Contract"
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# Gloucestershire County Electoral Print Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gloucestershire-county-electoral-print-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cotswold District Council: "Gloucestershire County Electoral Print Contract". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,242,765. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cotswold District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cotswold-district-council-ons-e07000079)
- **Published Value:** £1,242,765 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 September 2026 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electoral forms, Printing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK13
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gloucestershire-county-electoral-print-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f0`

## 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/gloucestershire-county-electoral-print-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fpublicagroup%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gloucestershire-county-electoral-print-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f0#participate

## Description
The six district-level authorities in Gloucestershire are working together to procure a printing contract for all election and electoral registration requirements.
The contract will be between the supplier and the six authorities[DR2.1][LG2.2] (Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council, Forest of Dean District Council, Stroud District Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Gloucester City Council), with Cotswold District Council as the lead authority (“Lead Authority”).  The procurement process and subsequent contract will be managed by the Electoral Services Manager of Cotswold District Council.
The existing contract for election and registration printing is due to finish in January 2027.   The new contract is split into two areas: election printing and electoral registration and will follow legislative requirements for printing.   
The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years (plus 1, plus 1) from the start of the contract which is expected to be 31 January 2027

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 22821000, 79810000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,242,765

- **Contract Period:** 31/01/2027 to 30/01/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078260-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-18T11:33:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:08:41.273Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f0