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Document, Communication & Print Management, & Associated Goods & Services

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

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05 Oct 2026 at 10:19

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council procured document, communication and print management services, covering high-volume transactional mail and smaller hybrid mailings. The bulk service handles statutory communications such as Council Tax, Business Rates, Benefits and election material, including data handling, formatting, letter templates, printing and postal delivery. Hybrid mail provides secure printing and delivery of smaller, ad hoc mailings for the Council’s internal departments. This is printing and related services (CPV 79800000), delivered for the Council in Dudley. The requirement brings together both large-scale statutory correspondence and flexible departmental mail, so it spans data processing and document production as well as physical distribution.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and is active, with a value of £4,170,112. The published award date is not recorded. The Council used a limited award procedure without a prior competition, as an approved call-off under the HealthTrust Europe LLP framework for document, communication and print management and associated goods and services. The requirement was arranged as one lot, with price as the stated award criterion. The procurement record reports one bid for the lot. The lot is marked cancelled, although the award and contract are recorded as active; the data does not resolve this conflicting status.

This award shows that Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council buys a combined service for statutory bulk mail and smaller internal hybrid mailings, rather than printing alone. A credible supplier for a similar requirement would need to manage sensitive council data, prepare and format communications using templates, print at high volume, and coordinate reliable postal delivery. The hybrid element also calls for secure handling of smaller, ad hoc departmental jobs alongside the larger scheduled workloads. The selected supplier was a large company, and the reported single bid indicates that this procurement drew limited competition; it does not establish a minimum capacity or a particular accreditation requirement. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate dependable document production and fulfilment across both service models. The route used was a call-off from the HealthTrust Europe framework, so framework access would be relevant to competing through the same purchasing route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Document, Communication & Print Management, & Associated Goods & Services

Notice Description

Bulk/Transactional Mail: High-volume, statutory communications (e.g., Council Tax, Business Rates, Benefits, Election material. Data Management Handling, formatting, letter templates, printing and postal services. Hybrid Mail: Secure, efficient printing and delivery of smaller, ad-hoc office mailings from internal departments.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Bulk/Transactional Mail: High-volume, statutory communications (e.g., Council Tax, Business Rates, Benefits, Election material. Data Management Handling, formatting, letter templates, printing and postal services. Hybrid Mail: Secure, efficient printing and delivery of smaller, ad-hoc office mailings from internal departments.

Procurement Information

Approved call off via Call-Off Contract under the HealthTrust Europe LLP Framework Agreement for the supply of Document, Communication & Print Management, & Associated goods & services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07806d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093663-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79800000 - Printing and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,170,112 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUDLEY
Postcode
DY1 1HF
Postcode Area
Dudley
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG36 Dudley
Delivery Location
TLG36 Dudley
Local Authority
Dudley
Electoral Ward
St. James's
Westminster Constituency
Dudley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited

Further Information

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