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Published 6 Nov 2025, 15:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Printing Services

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

Framework agreementDirect awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Belmont Press +3 more4 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Birmingham previously established a framework agreement for the provision of printing services across a range of specialist areas.

This was lotted as outlined below:

Lot 1: Premium Large Printers

  • Provision of high quality print for key University publications, such as the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Prospectuses and university magazines.
  • Variable data and distribution services.

Lot 2: General Mid-range Printers

  • Provision of quality print for a variety of general short to medium run printed material, such as brochures, leaflets, folders and calendars.

Lot 3: Display and Exhibition Services (Wide format signage)

  • Provision of a variety of quality display and exhibition services, such as pull ups, pop up banner stands, wall graphics, vehicle wraps, lamp-post flags.
  • Provision of a quality graphic and signage installation service.

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
79810000 Printing services

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Nov 2025, 15:36 GMT
Last source update
6 Nov 2025, 15:36 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071738
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc10 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement; Urgency
Published justification

The current outsourced printing framework is due for renewal. To ensure continuity of service and allow sufficient time for a comprehensive re-tendering process, the University of Birmingham intends to extend the existing framework agreement for a further 12 months until November 2026.

This extension is necessary to maintain access to specialist services based on expertise, pricing, and availability.

A formal procurement process will be undertaken to establish the new framework agreement during 2026.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 15:36 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 44 awards · see the list ↓

£250,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 4 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 4 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.

Awarded toValueDateStatus
Belmont Press18 Nov 2025 – 17 Nov 2026ceiling above—Standstill
Sterling Press Ltd18 Nov 2025 – 17 Nov 2026ceiling above—Standstill
Hickling & Squires UKSME18 Nov 2025 – 17 Nov 2026ceiling above—Standstill
Potts Print (UK) LimitedSME18 Nov 2025 – 17 Nov 2026ceiling above—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000645 · GB-PPON: PHCQ-3464-LVTM Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TTContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • Belmont Press LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 504862GB-PPON: PJLV-5434-JZHJ Barn Way, Lodge Farm Industrial Estate,, Northampton, East Midlands, NN5 7UWContact email
  • Hickling and Squires (UK) LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 05272593 1 Dunsil Road, Newthorpe, East Midlands, NG16 3TNContact email
  • Potts Print (UK) LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 00536326 Atlas House, Nelson Park, Cramlington, North East, NE23 1WGContact email
  • STERLING PRESS LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 02386753GB-PPON: PBQW-9217-ZCVW Kettering Venture Park, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, NN15 6XUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender