Official UK procurement notice
Printing Services for Electoral Services
Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Awarded value£2,000,000published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Print Image Network Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for the provision of expert electoral printing services for all election and electoral registration documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2025, 12:15 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2025, 12:15 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038899- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055ccaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
A procurement procedure was completed under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a contract awarded. However, that contract has since been terminated due to performance issues and as the Council's requirements are urgent, a decision has been taken to make a direct award to the 2nd ranked supplier.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published10 Jul 2025, 12:15 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected22 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Print Image Network Ltd23 Jul 2025 – 22 Jul 2027 · up to 22 Jul 2029Extensions: The contract may be extended by up to 24 months depending on value for money and performance considerations. | £2,000,000 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Print Image Network LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender