Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Legislative and Corporate Print Services
Authority: Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of this procurement is to establish a framework whereby Assembly Commission staff can avail of legislative and corporate printing services. This entails the printing of key parliamentary publications — for example, Bills and their associated documents, Hansard bound volumes, standing orders and some corporate publications — for example, resource accounts, pension scheme information etc.
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CPV: Bespoke printed matter · Digital printing services · Miscellaneous printed matter · Print finishing services · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Printed matter and related products · Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Printing and related services · Printing services · Services related to printing
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 3 bids received (1.0 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2025
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- n/a
Published description of the framework
Award Mechanism
The call off process will be managed by Direct Award / Ranking. Call-off contracts awarded under this Framework will be made without further competition in accordance with Section 45(3)–(4) of the Procurement Act 2023.
Supplier Ranking
At the point of Framework award, suppliers will be ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd based on their final evaluation scores in the original framework competition.
This ranking will remain fixed for the full duration of the Framework.
Direct Award Process/Highest Ranking
For each requirement arising under the Framework, the highest-ranked supplier (Rank 1) will be offered the opportunity to deliver the call-off contract.
If the Rank 1 supplier confirms they are unable to deliver (due to capacity, availability, or other reasonable grounds, to be documented by the business area), the business area may offer the requirement to the next-ranked supplier, and so on.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 60%
- Criterion 1: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Legislative and Corporate Print Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2025, 10:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
BR-33-2022- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059725- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a230Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · n/a
Timeline
25 Sept 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published392 days ago25 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
- Clarification questions by374 days ago13 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends364 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown23 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by342 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts326 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent322 days ago5 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends308 days ago18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published304 days ago22 Dec 2025, 10:36 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2025- Tender notice published25 Sept 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Dec 2025, 08:33 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Dec 2025, 08:33 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Dec 2025, 10:36 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improvised PrintSME, MINPRINT HOLDINGS LTDSME, NORTHSIDE GRAPHICS LTDSMEFramework for the Provision of Legislative and Corporate Print21 Dec 2025 – 20 Nov 2029 | £320,000 | 4 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Improvised PrintSME, MINPRINT HOLDINGS LTDSME, NORTHSIDE GRAPHICS LTDSME
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2025
- Value
- £320,000
- Period
- 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
7 agreed KPIs: Adherence to response times · Work completed expeditiously · Ease of contact / Resolution of queries …
- Adherence to response times, Telephone calls should be returned within 1 working day. Email correspondence should be dealt with within 1 working day. Any periods of absence should be covered by a nominated individual to ensure timely responses. Formal quotations must be issued within 1 working day of the final requirement being identified.
- Work completed expeditiously, All jobs completed within the timeframe agreed at time of call-off job being commissioned.
- Ease of contact / Resolution of queries, Supplier nominated contact available to respond to queries and issues as they arise. They should be contactable by a direct dial number and by email.
- Quality of work or service on final completion, All call-off work must be accurate and be of acceptable quality. Each call-off job will be agreed between the supplier and the Assembly Commission’s SPOC. Costs of rework required as a result of supplier oversight or substandard quality will not be met by the Assembly Commission.
- Competency/skills of workforce including third party supplier performance., Anyone appointed to deliver outputs under this contract must be competent and skilled to allow them to deliver the standards expected. This includes any sub-contractors relied upon to deliver. All must be aware of the need for a prompt and confidential service.
- Accuracy of Invoices / Standard of Documentation, All invoices must be complete, accurate and raised within 30 days of receipt of the delivery of the print to the agreed standard.
- Costs in line with tendered rates, Costs agreed in the rate card must be upheld. The only exception is for orders which differ significantly from the specified jobs.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Improvised PrintFramework contractor
- Minprint Holdings Limited t/a MAD ColourFramework contractor
- Northside GraphicsFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender