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ID 5827421 - DfC - Print Services Contract

Buyer: The Department for Communities (DfC) →

BuyerThe Department for Communities (DfC)
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published21 Aug 2025

What is being bought

The Corporate Communications team (CC) within the Department for Communities (DfC) wishes to appoint a Supplier for the provision of print services for all corporate publications and marketing/communications materials in line with the Department's brand guidelines. The specific requirements will be outlined within the Specification Schedule.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

ID 5827421 - DfC - Print Services Contract

Statusactive
Value£400,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0543a3
Latest release ID050364-2025
Latest release timestampThu Aug 21 2025 07:36:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
21 Aug 2025award, contract050364-2025
17 Jul 2025award, contract041027-2025
5 Jun 2025tender030257-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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5 Jun 2025 · 030257-2025 · tender
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