Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Paper · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords require a supplier to provide Specialist Paper to assist the functions of both Houses, providing both critical and non-critical items. The contract will involve the supply and timely delivery of a variety of high quality, responsibly sourced specialist paper types to the Parliamentary Estate.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 16 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Photocopier paper · Photocopier paper and xerographic paper · Printing paper · Self-copy or other copy paper
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,083,333
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 30%
- Commercial: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Tenderers must respond to quality questions and submit paper product samples for sampling evaluation. Scoring methodology is outlined in the tender documents.
- Social Value: Tenderers must respond to social value questions. Scoring methodology is outlined in the tender documents.
- Commercial: Tenderers must complete the Pricing Basket. Scoring methodology is outlined in the tender documents.
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 16 Feb 2029
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 May 2026
- Authority reference
C2418- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018722- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06605cFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment of valid and undisputed invoices shall be made within 30 days of receipt.
- Risks
Risks relate to continuity of supply, delivery failures, sudden price changes, environmental non-compliance, demand fluctuation, and supplier performance. These are to be managed through contract controls.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Tender Notice will be published via the Find a Tender Service. Tender documents will be available for download via the Atamis portal, linked below, once the tender opportunity submission window opens.
Any registration issues should be directed towards Atamis support ([email protected]).
atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Tenderer's wishing to submit a response must also ensure all requested paper product samples reach the Authority by the tender submission date, to ensure a timely evaluation process. Please see the Sampling Information document for further instructions.
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 22 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published234 days ago3 Mar 2026, 08:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by221 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline198 days ago8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by171 days ago4 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts147 days ago29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent42 days ago11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published42 days ago11 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
- Standstill ends30 days ago22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 08:52 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 10:33 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 8 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST3 Mar 2026, 10:33 GMT+2 days · was 6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2026, 14:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Amendment to tender submission deadline on account of Easter bank holidays.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Group Limited13 Oct 2026 – 12 Oct 2029 · up to 12 Oct 2031Extensions: 2 x 1 year extensions | £1,106,070 | 8 Sept 2026standstill to 22 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Corporate Officer of the House of CommonsContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Banner Group Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender