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Print & Associated Services 2023

Bar-coded labels
Bookbinding and finishing services
Design support services
+17 more
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 21:21 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
3 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£31,000,000
Contract/award value: £31,000,000
13 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
17 bids
17 SME bids · 17 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 22)
Based on 14 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 22)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
13 contracts£9,240At ceiling / not disclosed
5 contracts£2,545At ceiling / not disclosed
4 contracts£690,567,924At ceiling / not disclosed
4 contracts£437,637,921At ceiling / not disclosed
4 contracts£7,580At ceiling / not disclosed
4 contracts£3,984At ceiling / not disclosed
3 contracts£5,200,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
3 contracts£5,200,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
3 contracts£154,500,000At ceiling / not disclosed
3 contracts£152,094,823At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
8/12 core inputs published
Framework procedure
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Asset Sustainability, Improvement and Decarbonisation FrameworkEASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITED · 1 Sept 2026, 11:12 BST
£450,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Provision of Aviation DataVisitScotland · 31 Aug 2026, 10:21 BST
£180,000
same CPV family
same region
DCEA Scotland Migration ServiceScottish Government · 1 Sept 2026, 08:55 BST
£5,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Serials, Periodicals, and Associated Services (Print and Digital)Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · 17 Jul 2023, 10:09 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
matching published text
Onward Group Limited - Print Management ServicesOnward Group Limited · 2 Sept 2026, 08:24 BST
£2,750,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Scottish Government: "Print & Associated Services 2023". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityScottish GovernmentScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Scottish Government
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Scottish Government. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
10Bids / Report (median)
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Streamline CorporateTop vendor: 9.1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 22):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Streamline Corporate2 wins£31,000,000
Winter & Simpson Print1 win£28,000,000
Mackay & Inglis1 win£28,000,000
Printwell Limited1 win£28,000,000
The Evolve Group1 win£28,000,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityScottish Government
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published28 Apr 2023, 11:26 BST
Last source update28 Apr 2023, 11:26 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationBar-coded labels, Bookbinding and finishing services, Design support services, Forms, Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery, Postcards, Print finishing services, Printed books, brochures and leaflets, Printed matter and related products, Printed stationery except forms, Printing and delivery services, Printing and distribution services, Printing and related services, Printing services, Reprographic services, Self-adhesive labels
Delivery area
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0371f2
What is being bought
The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. The Print & Associated Services Framework Agreement will be Multi Supplier and Multi Lot. The Authority requirement is divided into two (2) distinct Lots: Lot 1 - Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services Lot 3 - Special Labels The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group. https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2023, 11:26 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2023, 11:26 BST
  3. tender value changed
    3 Oct 2022, 11:25 BST
  4. Status changed to published status
    3 Oct 2022, 11:25 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    3 Oct 2022, 11:25 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    3 Oct 2022, 11:25 BST
  7. Published value updated to £32,000,000
    30 Sept 2022, 14:46 BST
  8. Status changed to active
    30 Sept 2022, 14:46 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    30 Sept 2022, 14:46 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to 3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
    30 Sept 2022, 14:46 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    30 Sept 2022, 14:46 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 1 is for the provision of Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services. It is envisaged that we will appoint 12 suppliers. Suppliers must have the capability and experience to be able to provide, either directly or indirectly, the full range of services detailed within the Statement of Requirement Schedule 1 and 1A.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #3
    Special Labels
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 3 is for the provision of Special Labels. It is envisaged that we will appoint 3 suppliers. Suppliers must have the capability and experience to be able to provide, either directly or indirectly, the full range of Specimen Bags listed and associated service provision described within the Statement of Requirement Schedule 1 and 1A.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 Apr 2023, 11:26 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 28 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £28,000,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 28 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · £3,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Barr Printers Limited, Harlow Printing Limited, J Thomson Colour Printers Ltd, MBM Print & SCS Ltd, Mackay & Inglis, McAllister Litho Glasgow Ltd, Pandaprint, Printwell Limited, Sterling Press Limited, Streamline Corporate, The Evolve Group, Winter & Simpson Print
Not published · Not published · active
Sciamed Ltd, Streamline Corporate
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Litho / Digital / Web Printing Services
£28,000,000 · signed 28 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Special Labels
£3,000,000 · signed 28 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 17 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 17 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 17 (lot 1)
bids: 3 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 3)
smeBids: 3 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Scottish Government

Contracting authority GB-FTS-64912
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  • Scottish Government
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Atlantic Quay
    150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, UKM, G2 8LU
  • Barr Printers Limited
    supplier

    16 Dunsinane Avenue, Dunsinane Industrial Estate, Dundee, UKM71, DD2 3QT
    +44 7543221270
  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
    reviewBody

    27 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LB
    +44 1312252525
  • Harlow Printing Limited
    supplier

    7-21 Maxwell Street, South Shields, UKC2, NE33 4PU
    +44 1914969730
  • J Thomson Colour Printers Ltd
    supplier

    14 Carnoustie Place, Glasgow, UKM82, G5 8PB
    +44 1414291094
  • MBM Print & SCS Ltd
    supplier

    1 Tennant Avenue, College Milton South, East Kilbride, UKM95, G74 5NA
    +44 7471959288
  • Mackay & Inglis
    supplier

    19 Polmadie Street, Glasgow, UKM, G42 0PQ
    +44 1414238866
  • McAllister Litho Glasgow Ltd
    supplier

    170 Elliot Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G3 8EX
    +44 1412487240
  • Pandaprint
    supplier

    104 Park Road, Rosyth, UKM72, KY12 7HY
    +44 1383417847
  • Printwell Limited
    supplier

    3 Callon Street, Airdrie, UKM84, ML6 6BW
    +44 7599110003
  • Sciamed Ltd
    supplier

    Mart Road, Alford, UKM50, AB33 8BZ
    +44 1975564111
  • Sterling Press Limited
    supplier

    Suite 55, Bonnington Bond, 2 Anderson Place, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH6 5NP
    +44 7976355446
  • Streamline Corporate
    supplier

    7 Queen Anne Drive, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH28 8LH
    +44 1313332222
  • The Evolve Group
    supplier

    14 Dunnet Way, New Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, UK, EH52 5NN
    +44 1592873222
  • Winter & Simpson Print
    supplier

    16, Dunsinane Avenue, Dundee, Dundee, UKM71, DD2 3QT
    +44 1382813813
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