Notice Information
Notice Title
EONI - Printing of Poll Cards, Virtual Printing and ID Card Printing
Notice Description
The electoral system in Northern Ireland is administered centrally by the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland (CEO). The CEO is both the electoral Registration Officer for all electors in Northern Ireland and Returning Officer for all elections and referendums in that jurisdiction. The Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI) supports the CEO in carrying out his statutory duties. EONI wishes to appoint a supplier to deliver the following requirements: I. printing, sorting and packaging of potentially up to 1.5 million poll cards per Northern Ireland wide election for collection by a Mailing contractor. II. printing approximately 200,000 pieces of correspondence annually onto A4 paper, inserting into window envelopes and preparing for collection by a Mailing contractor. III. printing approximately 3,000 Electoral Identity Cards annually, inserting into window envelopes and preparing for collection by a Mailing contractor. The contract will commence on the award date for an initial period of three (3) years, followed by three (3) optional extension periods of one (1) year each. Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will commence on the award date for an initial period of three (3) years, followed by three (3) optional extension periods of one (1) year each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d399
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070441-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
79800000 - Printing and related services
79810000 - Printing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Aug 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 20 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2032-03-31
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ELECTORAL OFFICE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND (EONI)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT3 9ED
- 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
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070441-2026
24th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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