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External Print Purchase Orders

University of Greenwich

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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19 Oct 2026 at 12:38

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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19 Oct 2026 at 12:06

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

London and South East University Group procured external printing through job-by-job orders, continuing its existing design and print service. The requirement covers printed matter and related products, supplied for the Group’s use in the United Kingdom. This is a goods procurement, rather than a contract for a stated standalone design project: the existing arrangement provides print as individual jobs arise. The work is therefore relevant to print businesses able to supply a range of printed products in response to separate orders and to support continuity with an established design and print process. The Group is based at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich; the procurement identifies the United Kingdom as the delivery country.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITED. The award date was 12 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027. The awarded value is £350,000 gross. The Group used a direct award, citing the requirement as an extension or partial replacement of existing provision: it considered that changing supplier could result in incompatible goods or services and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. The procurement was organised as a single lot. The published process information does not set out a scored evaluation basis or specific supplier eligibility conditions; the stated reason for selecting the supplier was continuity and compatibility with existing provision.

For a print supplier considering comparable work for this university group, credibility would depend on being able to handle varied external print orders as individual jobs and to work within an established design-and-print process. The outcome shows that continuity and compatibility with existing provision were central to the buyer’s decision: a competing supplier would need to demonstrate how its products and service could fit the buyer’s existing requirements without creating operational or maintenance difficulties. The scale indicated is a substantial, multi-job print requirement over a relatively short contract period, rather than one defined print run. Suppliers whose offer can support a dependable, ongoing flow of printed products are the closest fit for this buyer’s demonstrated purchasing need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

External Print Purchase Orders

Notice Description

This is a continuation of the existing design and print process. Currently print is provided on a job by job basis. The contract value represents an estimate on the usage of this supplier over then next 8 months.

Procurement Information

The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where- (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078aa2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098452-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

CPV Codes

22000000 - Printed matter and related products

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Jul 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
University of Greenwich
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GREENWICH
Postcode
SE10 9LS
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Greenwich
Electoral Ward
East Greenwich
Westminster Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITED

Further Information

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