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# Print and Digital Commmunications

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/print-and-digital-commmunications-ocds-h6vhtk-04253e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service: "Print and Digital Commmunications". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,700,000,000. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-minister-for-the-cabinet-office-acting-through-crown-com-GB-FTS-575)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,700,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising material, Advertising stickers and strips, Booklets, Brochures, Business forms (+24 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04253e`

## 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/print-and-digital-commmunications-ocds-h6vhtk-04253e#tl-md)

## Description
Crown Commercial Service, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of printed matter, digital communications and related products for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies.
The agreement shall include multiple routes to market (Direct Award, Further Competition, Click and Buy Digital Platform) for purchasing print products, digital communications and all associated services to provide an end to end print management service.
The scope shall include all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, omni channel communications, content creation, pre-production services, media duplication and official papers.
The lotting structure of this framework has been determined as a result of market engagement and is as follows:
Lot 1 Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award, including Command & House Papers)
Lot 2 Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)
Lot 3 Print Marketplace

        
Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Print and Digital Communications (Direct Award)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Single supplier, Direct Award lot.
Provision of Command and House Paper Service.
The scope shall include the print management services for all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, election print, and the associated ser...

### Lot 2: Print and Digital Communications (Further Competition)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Multiple suppliers, Further Competition lot.
The scope shall include the print management services for all types of print such as operational, transactional, and secure print, election print, and the associated services such as direct mail, storage, ...

### Lot 3: Print Marketplace
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 22000000, 22100000, 22110000, 22111000, 22150000, 22160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Single supplier for the provision of a technology platform for a self-serve print solution. This will enable end users in the public sector to access real-time pricing on a dynamic basis from local print suppliers for a wide range of print requiremen...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036642-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-13T12:57:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T03:45:42.600Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04253e