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title: "Supply of Paper for Book Production/OPEN/PRO/2023"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-paper-for-book-production-open-pro-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03f61d"
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# Supply of Paper for Book Production/OPEN/PRO/2023

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-paper-for-book-production-open-pro-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03f61d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE): "Supply of Paper for Book Production/OPEN/PRO/2023". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849)
- **Published Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printing paper
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-paper-for-book-production-open-pro-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03f61d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f61d`

## 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/supply-of-paper-for-book-production-open-pro-2023-ocds-h6vhtk-03f61d#tl-md)

## Description
The OU requires the supply of coated printing paper and board in 100gsm and 300gsm weights in varying sheet and reel sizes, delivered to contracted print suppliers, for book production.  Both the paper and board must be certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council).  The contract will be for 3 years with a possible 12 month extension to a total length not exceeding 4 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024711-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-22T17:41:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:29:35.929Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f61d