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Published 23 Sept 2026, 11:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Print Management, Digital Communications and Print Marketplace

Authority: Government Commercial Agency (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,724,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 5 Jan 2028from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrs 6 mostarts 7 Jun 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The RM6420 Print Management, Digital Communications and Print Marketplace framework agreement will replace the following GCA print framework agreements:

RM6297 Print and Digital Communications

RM6371 Print Marketplace 2

RM6389 NHS Notify Printed Communications and Related Services

Print Management and Digital Communications:

The provision of managed, end to end print services including operational print, transactional print, security print, direct mail, storage, fulfilment and distribution, digital asset management, digital solutions, scanning, pre-production services, media duplication and Official Papers (Command and House Papers).

Print Marketplace:

A self-service, end-to-end, instant quote digital platform for buying printed material all over the UK, particularly low value / high volume requirements including brochures, flyers, leaflets, business cards, letterheads and other transactional print.

NHS Notify Printed Communications:

Printed letters and postal mail for both standard letters and accessible letters on behalf of the NHS and health authorities, sending communications such as, but not limited to: invitations for vaccinations, cancer screening, vaccination appointment booking, secondary care referral appointment booking. Also including (but not limited to): braille, large print, multiple languages, audio CD and easy read.

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When contacting GCA regarding this agreement, please ensure that you reference the agreement details in all correspondence.

CPV: Printed matter and related products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs 6 mo from 7 Jun 2028

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 4 yrs 6 moSME
Contract period: 7 Jun 2028 — 15 Dec 2032 (4 yrs 6 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
22000000 Printed matter and related products

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 11:41 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 11:41 BST
Authority reference
RM6420
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Printed matter and related products
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07786b

How it was run

Appointment period ends

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    23 Sept 2026, 11:41 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    5 Jan 2028, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    7 Jun 2028, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 11:41 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Government Commercial Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBZB-4962-TVLR 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, North West, L3 9PP [email protected] +44 3454102222

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender