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# The Provision of Printing, Typesetting and Design Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-printing-typesetting-and-design-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02968b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The National Audit Office: "The Provision of Printing, Typesetting and Design Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The National Audit Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-audit-office-GB-FTS-6865)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Card for printing, Digital printing services, Embossed or perforated printing paper, Printing paper, Printing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKI3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £372,500 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02968b`

## 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/the-provision-of-printing-typesetting-and-design-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02968b#tl-md)

## Description
The NAO is seeking to appoint a single provider or multiple providers to deliver services under the below lots: 
•Lot 1 – Design Services and Typesetting
•Lot 2 – Printing Services 
•Lot 3 – Overnight report printing

## Lots (3)
### Lot 2: Printing Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 30197630, 30197645, 30199310, 79810000, 79811000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Lot 2: Printing Services
The requirement is for the printing of various outputs as set out below: 
1.Offset litho print; full colour work will include but will not limited to: 
•Reports and brochures
•Leaflets
•Booklets varying sizes
•Stationery
2.Fu...

### Lot 3: Overnight Report Printing
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 30197630, 30197645, 30199310, 79810000, 79811000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Lot 3:  Overnight report printing
Requirement from April 2022 
The NAO provides the Committee of Public Accounts with around 70 VfM reports and investigations a year. 
Further information about the NAO's Value for Money Program and Value for Money re...

### Lot Lot 1: Design Services and Typesetting
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 30197630, 30197645, 30199310, 79810000, 79811000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Lot 1: Design Services and Typesetting
The requirement is for:
1. Design Services which include but are not limited to:
•Concept designs
•Production of final output files in InDesign for printing (posters, booklets, leaflets, reports)
•Image retouchi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 003875-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SLS Print Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-6866`
  - Value: £372,500 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 003875-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £372,500
  - Signed Date: 01/02/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003875-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-26T09:32:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:24:04.771Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02968b