---
title: "Printed Customer Communications Modification"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043532"
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published: "2024-01-26"
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# Printed Customer Communications Modification

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043532

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## Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has awarded a contract for the "Printed Customer Communications Modification" project to Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Limited. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is valued at £4,660,000 and was signed on January 26, 2024. This tender falls within the services procurement category under the industry classification of printing services.

This contract with DWP provides an opportunity for businesses in the printing services industry, particularly those with expertise in printed customer communications modification, to compete for government contracts. Companies interested in providing these services should be aware of DWP's procurement processes and deadlines. DWP has indicated that the variation to the existing contract was made within the legal framework of Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, allowing for flexibility in contracting processes.

## Notice

DWP entered into this contract with APS on the 17 March 2022. DWP have now entered into a variation of this contract on 26/01/2024. DWP is entitled to enter in to this variation without running a new procurement process because the variation falls within the parameters of Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. DWP has published a separate modification notice which sets out these justifications in more detail.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

DWP entered into this contract with APS on the 17 March 2022. DWP have now entered into a variation of this contract on 26/01/2024. DWP is entitled to enter in to this variation without running a new procurement process because the variation falls within the parameters of Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. DWP has published a separate modification notice which sets out these justifications in more detail.

### Procurement Information

This is a variation to an existing contract. DWP is entitled to enter into this variation without running a new procurement process because the variation falls within the parameters of Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002842-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,660,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | LS2 &UA |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALLIED PUBLICITY SERVICES (MANCHESTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79810000 - Printing services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2024 at 19:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002842-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

## Provenance

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