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Hybrid & Bulk Print Services

Peterborough City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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21 Aug 2026 at 17:00

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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21 Aug 2026 at 16:47

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Peterborough City Council procured hybrid mail and bulk print services for its Revenues and Benefits Services. The requirement covers business printing and related print services supporting the council’s revenues and benefits work. The procurement is classified as business services, including printing. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The council is the buying organisation and the requirement was arranged as a single service lot. This is relevant to suppliers providing high-volume printing, hybrid mail or associated document production services for public-sector revenues and benefits operations. It may also suit businesses able to provide compatible goods and services within an established operational environment, particularly where changing supplier could create technical or maintenance difficulties.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award to Financial Data Management Ltd, with the award recorded on 21 August 2026. The award is pending and has a gross value of £498,000, comprising £415,000 excluding VAT, for the single lot. The contract period runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. A contract signature was scheduled for 4 September 2026, following a standstill period ending on 3 September 2026. The council justified the direct award because changing supplier would result in different or incompatible goods and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. The selected supplier is Financial Data Management Ltd, a small or medium-sized enterprise.

This award indicates established public-sector demand for integrated hybrid mail and bulk print supporting revenues and benefits services. A credible future competitor would need dependable high-volume print production, document handling and hybrid mail capability, with the operational capacity to support council service volumes. The requirement also points to the importance of compatibility with existing goods, services and technical arrangements, together with the ability to avoid disruption and disproportionate maintenance or operating difficulties when taking over from an incumbent supplier. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate experience of reliable public-sector or similarly regulated document services, robust operational continuity, and technical competence in maintaining compatible systems and processes. The award to an SME shows that this scale of requirement is not confined to the largest providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hybrid & Bulk Print Services

Notice Description

Council's bulk print services for Revenues and Benefit Services

Procurement Information

A change in supplier would mean the contracting authority receives different or incompatible goods, works or services. The difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9f4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080094-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£415,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
4 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Peterborough City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE2 8TY
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Fletton and Stanground
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Financial Data Management Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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