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title: "Provision of General Print and Mailings"
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buyer: "Crown Commercial Service"
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# Provision of General Print and Mailings

Buyer: Crown Commercial Service  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-322b1f12-273f-47ff-b891-0dc57895f691

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## Summary

The Government Commercial Agency is procuring comprehensive general print and mailing services for operational and strategic communications. The requirement covers both digital and physical communications, including print finishing and associated mailing activity. Work is to support the contracting authority’s communications needs across the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. The procurement is categorised as goods, although delivery requires a supplier with integrated production, finishing, distribution and mailing capability. The buyer is the Government Commercial Agency, acting for Network Rail and the Department for Transport. This opportunity is relevant to established print and fulfilment businesses able to manage communications at national scale across multiple delivery locations and formats.

The procurement has been awarded following a selective process using a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender closed on 18 May 2026, and the contract was awarded to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited on 28 July 2026. The awarded value is £19,986,468 (GBP). The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. The award is active and the overall tender status is complete. The published evaluation basis is reflected through selection from the framework rather than an open competition, and the requirement was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. A contract-signed record accompanies the award.

This award demonstrates substantial, multi-year demand for an integrated print and mailing partner serving government-related communications across the UK and Isle of Man. A credible future competitor would need large-scale production capacity, digital and physical print capability, print finishing expertise and dependable mailing fulfilment. The requirement also favours suppliers able to support both routine operational communications and strategically important campaigns, while coordinating delivery across more than one jurisdiction. Experience of working through framework call-offs would be commercially important, as would the systems, quality controls and operational resilience needed to handle significant volumes accurately. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate end-to-end account management, secure handling of communications, reliable distribution and the capacity to maintain consistent service over a sustained contract.

## Notice

The provision of comprehensive print and mailing services, encompassing both digital and physical communications. The appointed Supplier will be responsible for supporting the Contracting Authority's operational and strategic communication needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b08f294-2c48-4ac8-9cc6-2d98e3ea8183 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £19,986,468 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,986,468 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Crown Commercial Service |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79821000 - Print finishing services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 19:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b08f294-2c48-4ac8-9cc6-2d98e3ea8183

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b08f294-2c48-4ac8-9cc6-2d98e3ea8183
  22nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/662c1f43-b068-4055-896d-fa75e26c8dab

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-commercial-agency

## Provenance

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