Official UK procurement notice
UKHO Book Publications 2026
Authority: UK Hydrographic Office (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,600,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Nov 2025awarded 5 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to Hobbs the Printers Limited, Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd2 awards
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of printing services for Hard and Soft case publications
CPV: Printing and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,600,000
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 (4)
- Technical compliance: 42.5%
- Quality and business procedures: 17.5%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical compliance
- Quality and business procedures
- Social Value
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “UKHO Book Publications 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058143- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05589aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Appointment period ends
- 11 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7F87HS95CU ↗
Timeline
3 Jul 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published3 Jul 2025, 16:29 BST
- Market engagement8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Questionnaire to be issued to interested suppliers, with a possibility of a virtual meeting to discuss the requirement
- Next notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
- Clarification questions by384 days ago8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends350 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown11 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by281 days ago18 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts268 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent264 days ago5 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published264 days ago5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Standstill ends252 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jul 2025, 16:29 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active19 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT19 Sept 2025, 14:05 BST
- Contract award notice published5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 22 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 75 from SMEs
£2,300,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs the Printers LimitedSME2 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2031Extensions: Business need Most advantageous offering | ceiling above | 5 Feb 2026standstill to 16 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| Paragon Customer Communications (London) Ltd2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2028 · up to 1 Mar 2031Extensions: Business need | ceiling above | 5 Feb 2026standstill to 16 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- HOBBS THE PRINTERS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PARAGON CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS (LONDON) LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender