Notice Information
Notice Title
ID 5950317 - GRO PROCUREMENT OF CERTIFICATE PAPER
Notice Description
The General Register Office (GRO) requires the supply and delivery of specialist A4 size certificate paper in order to meet legislative requirements to produce certified copies.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There will be two options to extend the contract for anything up to 12 months each at the Buyers discretion. CPD and the Buyer cannot guarantee any level of business under these optional extension periods.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05660c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073417-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
-
- CPV Codes
30197630 - Printing paper
30199310 - Embossed or perforated printing paper
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £265,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £265,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £265,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £265,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Oct 2025 - 16 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-06-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN IRELAND STATISTICS AND RESEARCH AGENCY (NISRA)
- Additional Buyers
CPD - SUPPLIES & SERVICES DIVISION
NORTHERN IRELAND STATISTICS AND RESEARCH AGENCY (EXECUTIVE AGENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT9 5RR
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073417-2025
13th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062373-2025
6th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043024-2025
25th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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