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# Provision of Publication Printing and Fulfilment Services for the UKHO

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-publication-printing-and-fulfilment-services-for-the-ukho-ocds-h6vhtk-0297c5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Hydrographic Office: "Provision of Publication Printing and Fulfilment Services for the UKHO". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Hydrographic Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printing and related services, Storage and retrieval services, Storage and warehousing services, Storage services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £9,825,432 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0297c5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-publication-printing-and-fulfilment-services-for-the-ukho-ocds-h6vhtk-0297c5#tl-md)

## Description
The provision of book publication printing and fulfilment services for the UKHO

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Provision of Publication Printing and Finishing Services for the UKHO
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79800000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Provision of Book Publication Printing and Finishing Services for the UKHO. Additional information: Access code for Lot 1 Tender documents is 3W922K99WS

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Provision of Storage and Call-off services for the UKHO
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 63120000, 63121000, 63121100
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Provision of  Publication Storage and Call-off Services for the UKHO. Additional information: Access code for Lot 1 Tender documents is 985HJFE345

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Storage and Call Off Services (active)
  - Award id: `004196-2021-4500058784-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Page Bros Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-155157`
  - Value: £825,432 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Printing and Finishing Services (active)
  - Award id: `004196-2021-Various-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bell and Bain Limited, Henry Ling Limited, Hobbs the Printers Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159072`, `GB-FTS-66750`, `GB-FTS-71877`
  - Value: £9,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Printing and Finishing Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,000,000
  - Signed Date: 26/01/2021

- **Contract:** Storage and Call Off Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £825,432
  - Signed Date: 25/01/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004196-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-02T18:32:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:01:35.626Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0297c5