Notice Information
Notice Title
C369734- Childhood changes Red Book inserts 25/26 - Project
Notice Description
Printing and distribution of updated childhood immunisation inserts for Red Book. Due to changes in the vaccination programme to include additional childhood vaccinations from July 1 2025. Contract was awarded and signed on 20 June 2025 due to urgency and exclusive rights of Harlow Printing to print and distribute Reed Books for NHS. UK:05 Transparency and UK06: Contract Award Notice completed retrospectively and amended in this Contract Detail Notice.
Procurement Information
Only provider of red book inserts
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055aea
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063546-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79810000 - Printing services
79824000 - Printing and distribution services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £152,013 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £152,013 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Jun 2025 - 19 Sep 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Terminated
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Procurement Operations
- Contact Email
- procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 4PU
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063546-2025
9th October 2025 - Contract termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041681-2025
21st July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038318-2025
8th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038146-2025
8th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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