Official UK procurement notice
Print Services Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking to establish a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of print services to the Council. The aim of the framework agreement will be to provide the Council with a range of high-quality printed materials and products under call-off arrangements as and when required by the Council’s service departments.
CPV: Bespoke printed matter · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Printed envelopes · Printed matter and related products · Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Printing and related services · Printing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 35 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 3 Nov 2025
Published description of the framework
Further competition or direct award.
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £200,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Conventional PrintRenewalPublished value£320,000
Medium to large volumes, forms, newsletters, leaflets & folders with multiple finishes.
Lot #2Digital PrintRenewalPublished value£108,000
Low volumes. Reports, agendas, leaflets, posters, flyers, business cards, booklets, postcards including variable data.
Lot #3Large Format PrintRenewalPublished value£220,000
Banners, roller banners, large posters, display items.
Lot #4Jobbing PrintRenewalPublished value£80,000
NCR sets, mono leaflets, pads. Multi-part forms, order books.
Lot #5EnvelopesRenewalPublished value£120,000
Various types, sizes - Window, non-window, pocket, wallets, printed, self-seal.
Lot #6LabelsRenewalPublished value£40,000
White vinyl self-adhesive products such as domestic bin stickers.
Lot #7Promotional ItemsRenewalPublished value£120,000
Lot #8Security PrintRenewalceiling above
Lot #9Fulfillment & Mailing ServicesRenewalceiling above
Specialist fulfillment & mailing services including bespoke addressing & packaging of mail with multiple inserts.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Print Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 35 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 18:30 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2025, 18:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
99756 - CBMDC-PTR-163-2025-26- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045849- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0580d0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 18:30 BST
- Clarification questions by5 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by385 days ago7 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts358 days ago3 Nov 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 18:30 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender