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V4SDDC042 Election Printing

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BuyerSouth Derbyshire District Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline24 Apr 2026
Value£520,000
Published20 May 2026

What is being bought

South Derbyshire District Council invites Tenders for the provision of comprehensive Electoral Services Printing. The successful supplier will be responsible for delivering a full range of electoral print materials essential to the administration of statutory electoral processes. This includes, but is not limited to: • Production and printing of poll cards • Printing of ballot papers for all electoral events • Supply and printing of postal vote stationery • Printing of canvass forms • Production of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) correspondence • Printing of postal vote review letters • Provision of braille ballot papers All services must be delivered in full compliance with Electoral Commission guidance, statutory deadlines, and all relevant data protection legislation, ensuring accuracy, security, and confidentiality throughout the lifecycle of the contract.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

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Related procurements

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0672a8
Latest release ID046356-2026
Latest release timestampWed May 20 2026 12:17:37 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026777-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
20 May 2026award, contract046356-2026
24 Mar 2026tender026777-2026

All source data

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