Notice Information
Notice Title
Elections Printing
Notice Description
Wolverhampton City Council (the Council) has an electorate of 188,664 on 1 August 2025. The electoral services team manage two primary functions - electoral registration and the running of elections/referenda. The Returning Officer is responsible for the conduct of running a poll, including overseeing the production of poll cards, ballot papers and postal packs to ensure they meet the statutory requirements. The Council are tendering for the provision of electoral printing (poll cards, ballot papers and postal vote packs), including the direct mailing of poll cards and postal voter packs to electors.
Planning Information
Information is provided in the attached document how to participate in this engagement, how to complete and submit your response. Access can also be made at www.wolverhamptontenders.com
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0592db
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026060-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
30197630 - Printing paper
79800000 - Printing and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £73,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Mar 2026 - 18 Mar 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-11-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WOLVERHAMPTON
- Postcode
- WV1 1SH
- Post Town
- Wolverhampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG39 Wolverhampton
- Delivery Location
- TLG39 Wolverhampton
-
- Local Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Electoral Ward
- St Peters
- Westminster Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026060-2026
23rd March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068045-2025
24th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053410-2025
3rd September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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