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title: "Invitation to Tender for Electoral Printing & Postage"
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# Invitation to Tender for Electoral Printing & Postage

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-electoral-printing-postage-ocds-h6vhtk-06bf61). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Ribble Borough Council: "Invitation to Tender for Electoral Printing & Postage". Published status: active. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Ribble Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-ribble-borough-council-ons-e07000126)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electoral forms, Printing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD45, UKD47
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-electoral-printing-postage-ocds-h6vhtk-06bf61#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bf61`

## 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/invitation-to-tender-for-electoral-printing-postage-ocds-h6vhtk-06bf61#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-electoral-printing-postage-ocds-h6vhtk-06bf61#participate

## Description
This contract is for delivery of print services for elections and electoral registration within Chorley and South Ribble councils.
The contract will commence January 1st 2027 for an initial 2-year period, with the potential to extend for a further 12 months until December 31st 2029.
The contract is to cover print products during the contract period in relation to: -
a) electoral registration; including the annual electoral registration canvass and specified elements of business-as-usual year-round, and
b) all scheduled and unscheduled elections, in each local authority area.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 22821000, 79810000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2028
- **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%2F060877-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-29T14:52:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:49:40.431Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bf61