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title: "Bue Badges - APS Group"
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buyer: "Liverpool City Council"
published: "2026-08-25"
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# Bue Badges - APS Group

Buyer: Liverpool City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8746dc45-aff5-4afe-8d4c-d5a0f59ee46c

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## Summary

Liverpool City Council procured Blue Badges as physical goods. The requirement covers digital printing, together with printing, delivery and distribution services (CPV 79811000, with related printing and delivery classifications). The badges are to be delivered across the North West of England. The procurement is therefore relevant to businesses that produce printed identification or permit products and can manage their distribution across a regional delivery area. It concerns the supply of the badges themselves rather than a broader professional service, construction project or general stationery requirement. The council is the buying organisation and the delivery geography is the North West, within the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award procedure. The tender deadline was 19 August 2026 at 5pm, and the award date was 19 August 2026. Liverpool City Council awarded the requirement to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited for £40,000. The awarded contract runs from 25 August 2026 to 4 February 2027. The tender’s estimated value and the awarded value are both £40,000. The procurement was classified as goods, with printing, delivery and distribution forming the stated scope. It was not divided into lots, and the published suitability assessment marked it as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations.

This procurement is useful market evidence for established print and fulfilment businesses tracking Liverpool City Council’s requirements. A credible future supplier would need to produce Blue Badges accurately and consistently, handle digital printing, and organise dependable delivery and distribution across the North West. The awarded supplier was recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the buyer used a provider with substantial operational capacity rather than an SME or VCSE. Businesses considering comparable work should therefore be able to demonstrate reliable production processes, quality control, secure handling of personalised or official-looking items where applicable, and regional logistics. Experience combining print manufacture with delivery and distribution would be more relevant than general printing capability alone.

## Notice

Provisions of Blue Badges

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ad90123-f968-4476-833a-f340e819e557 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 4 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,000 |
| 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 | Liverpool City Council |
| Locality | L |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Waterfront South |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79811000 - Digital printing services
- 79823000 - Printing and delivery services
- 79824000 - Printing and distribution services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 15:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ad90123-f968-4476-833a-f340e819e557

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ad90123-f968-4476-833a-f340e819e557
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

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