Notice Information
Notice Title
Banknote Print Machinery Servicing
Notice Description
Servicing of Bank of England banknote printing machines to extend lifespan. Contract Value based on exchange rates at time of award.
Procurement Information
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights Single supplier - technical reasons (a)due to the supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Single Supplier - technical reasons (a) there is an absence of competition for technical reasons (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those services which need to be supplied
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052473
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019719-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £13,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £13,479,891 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- £13,479,891 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 19 Jun 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Jul 2026 - 3 May 2038 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BANK OF ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2R 8AH
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Walbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019719-2026
4th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034120-2025
20th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033871-2025
19th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026944-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-12879
Redacted Contract - In line with s94(3) this contract has been redacted to remove information the contracting authority has deemed to be commercially sensitive under s94(1)(b).
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