Official UK procurement notice
Specialist printing for Electoral Services
Authority: Bracknell Forest Council (Local council)
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to establish a Contract for the delivery of specialist printing as required by Electoral Services.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Jan 2032, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: No Engagement Conducted
CPV: Printed matter and related products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£600,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality/Method Statements: 35%
- Pricing: 60%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality/Method Statements
- Pricing
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- 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
- Closed
- 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 2 Jan 2032
- First published
- 16 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
DN819250- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056783- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b642Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Jun 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published128 days ago16 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
- Clarification questions by114 days ago30 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 39 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Jun 2026, 16:02 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Associated tender documents are found at the above website
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender