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title: "Medals and Insignia Framework"
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# Medals and Insignia Framework

Buyer: CABINET OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0509b4

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## Summary

The Cabinet Office, acting as the contracting authority, has successfully awarded framework agreements for the Medals and Insignia Framework, conducted under a competitive flexible procedure. This process took place in collaboration with the Crown Commercial Service. The framework comprises various lots providing medals and insignia integral to the UK state honours system, managed by the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood (CCOK). The procurement strives to maintain continuity of supply while encouraging participation from small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The framework is set to commence on 13 March 2026, and, with potential options for a one-year extension, it is scheduled to end on 12 March 2029, extendable to 2030. Awards for particular lots, such as Lot 91, were made on 25 February 2026, with contracts beginning in mid-March of the same year. The total framework value excluding VAT is estimated at £4 million, distributed across multiple lots.

The Medals and Insignia Framework presents lucrative opportunities for businesses specializing in crafting high-quality insignia, medals, and related items like ribbons and boxes. Suppliers are expected to manage rigorous quality control procedures, address buyer queries, and maintain an efficient supply chain, ensuring continuity and reliability in service delivery. SMEs that offer specialized skills, such as engraving, hand painting, and enamelling, stand a good chance of succeeding in this procurement process. This framework not only supports the growth potential of businesses within the honours and insignia sector but also ensures they contribute to sustainable practices—potentially enhancing their industry reputation and expanding their client base. Businesses contracted under this framework are automatically appointed to Lot 91, opening further competitive opportunities within the same framework.

## Notice

Framework Agreement for the provision of Medals and Insignia and related services

### Lot Information

Lots 1-46

Due to technical difficulties we have grouped lots 1-46 together. Please see the Documents section of this Tender Notice for the individual lot descriptions, CPV codes, specialist skills required and estimated value per Lot (please note the value is indicative only.) Please see the procurement documents for an overview of the anticipated annual volumes of medals and insignia for each of the lots 1 - 46.

Options: Please see the procurement documents for further information.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the framework agreements for a period of 1 year, with the framework agreements expiring March 2030.

Lots 47-90

Due to technical difficulties we have grouped lots 47-90 together. Please see the Documents section of this Tender Notice for the individual lot descriptions, CPV codes, specialist skills required and estimated value per Lot (please note the value is indicative only.) Please see the procurement documents for an overview of the anticipated annual volumes of medals and insignia for each of the lots 47- 90.

Options: Please see the procurement documents for further information.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the framework agreements for a period of 1 year, with the framework agreements expiring March 2030.

Lot 91

Lot 91 is for Ad hoc requirements. Please see procurement documents for more information.

Options: Please see procurement documents for more information.

Renewal: The Authority reserves the right to extend the framework agreements for a period of 1 year, with the framework agreements expiring March 2030.

### Planning Information

REQUEST FOR COMPLETION OF QUESTIONNAIRE BY 14TH MAY 2025
This description references the Planned Procurement Notice for this requirement, which can be found via Find a Tender at the following link:
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018196-2025?origin=Dashboard
Background
Further to the Planned Procurement Notice published on 30th April 2025, the Cabinet Office (the Contracting Authority) intends to undertake a procurement exercise to acquire Medals and Insignia.
The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood (CCOK) is a branch of the Royal Household, which is responsible for delivering the State Honours system. CCOK is required to purchase and retain a stock of insignia and medals for presentation normally following the publication of the two main honours lists (King's Birthday and New Year).
The State Honours system sees the formal recognition of individuals who have performed notable and worthy things, with Medals and Insignia providing a visible token of thanks and gratitude from a grateful Nation. CCOK places an annual medals and insignia order (typically September/October), for delivery not before 1 April the following year. This provides the stock required for one year, but may be topped up on a small ad hoc basis.
Requirements
The requirements can be summarised as:
-Provision of high-quality medals and insignia, including ribbons, boxes.
-Management of appropriate quality control procedures, including defect and repair procedures.
-Management and resolution of all buyer queries.
-Management of the supply chain.
-Provision of Management Information and reporting on spend and buyer activity.
It is expected that some 90 types of medals or insignia will be required. Further information on key items can be found in the Planned Procurement Notice, which includes technical specifications for all medals and insignia required.
The intended procurement exercise will provide requirements from April 2026 (once orders are placed around September/October 2025). Based on past experience and future estimates we expect the total value across all suppliers to be approximately £3,800,000 excluding VAT throughout the duration of the framework.
Our Ask
We are currently planning and designing the procurement strategy and processes and it would be very useful to understand potential suppliers' views on these. We therefore wish to undertake a Preliminary Market Engagement exercise in accordance with Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023.
A questionnaire was attached in the Planned Procurement Notice, published on 30th April 2025. We would be very grateful if you could answer the questions as openly as possible, providing enough information to allow us to understand why you have responded as you have.
Please could you return the completed questionnaire to commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk by 12.00 noon on Wednesday 14th May 2025.
Principles
Please note that the following principles will apply to this market engagement activity:
-Completion and submission of a questionnaire is entirely voluntary. If you choose not to complete and submit a questionnaire (or not to respond to certain questions) this will not preclude you from submitting a bid later in the process.
-Whether you choose to complete and submit a questionnaire or not, will not (negatively or positively) affect the evaluation of any bid you may later choose to submit. Your responses to the questionnaire will not be taken into account when bids are evaluated.
-Similarly your specific responses to questions will not (negatively or positively) affect the evaluation of any bid you may later choose to submit.
-The Contracting Authority does not guarantee that it will implement any suggestions, in part or in full, raised by a respondent to the questionnaire. The decision on how to proceed with the procurement process is at the discretion of the Contract Authority alone.
-The Contracting Authority may wish to implement suggestions raised and by submitting their responses respondents agree that the Contracting Authority is free to do so.
-While it is not the intention to do so, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to contact a respondent or respondents on specific points of interest.
Please note: we are unable to respond to questions during this preliminary market engagement exercise as it may give suppliers an unfair advantage. Clarification periods will be incorporated into the procurement process at a later stage where suppliers may raise questions. Clarification responses will be published to all bidders in the procurement process subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
A further pre-market engagement exercise was conducted between 13/06-17/06. Suppliers that responded to the original pre-market engagement were invited to provide an indication of the Lots they intended to bid for. This has been used for information purposes only in order to ensure sufficient interest in the opportunity and will not be used for evaluation purposes.
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## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020574-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 13 Mar 2026 - 12 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | 2029-06-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| Lots value | £4,000,000 |
| Awards value | £3,516,100 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CABINET OFFICE |
| Additional buyers | CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AS |
| 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 | 6 |
| Supplier names | CLEAVE; SPINK AND SON; THOMAS FATTORINI; TOYE GROUP HOLDINGS; VAUGHTONS; WORCESTERSHIRE MEDAL SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 18512200 - Medals
- 18513100 - Pearls
- 18513300 - Articles of precious metal
- 39561133 - Insignia
- 44812100 - Enamels and glazes

## Release History

- 6 Mar 2026 at 16:00 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020574-2026
- 6 Mar 2026 at 14:30 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020469-2026
- 4 Mar 2026 at 15:16 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019583-2026
- 14 Nov 2025 at 18:55 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074185-2025
- 14 Nov 2025 at 18:49 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074184-2025
- 14 Nov 2025 at 15:28 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074097-2025
- 1 May 2025 at 08:33 - PlanningUpdate - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018255-2025
- 1 May 2025 at 08:18 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018245-2025
- 1 May 2025 at 08:12 - PlanningUpdate - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018241-2025
- 30 Apr 2025 at 17:20 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018198-2025
- 30 Apr 2025 at 17:17 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018196-2025
- 30 Apr 2025 at 08:19 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017809-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020574-2026
  6th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020469-2026
  6th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019583-2026
  4th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074185-2025
  14th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074184-2025
  14th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074097-2025
  14th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018255-2025
  1st May 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018245-2025
  1st May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018241-2025
  1st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018198-2025
  30th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018196-2025
  30th April 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017809-2025
  30th April 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-1037
  There are expected to be 91 lots for this procurement. Attached are the technical specifications for each Lot with the exception of 87,89 and 90. Lot 91 is an ad hoc lot and so there is no technical specification.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-1038
  Please see attached Market Engagement Questionnaire. Please could you return the completed questionnaire to commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk by 12.00 noon on Wednesday 14th May 2025.
- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
  You will need to create an account and search for the relevant Medals and Insignia event. Reference number RM6403.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7931
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-7932

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cleave.com
- http://www.fattorini.co.uk
- http://www.spink.com
- http://www.toye.com
- http://www.vaughtons.com
- http://www.worcmedals.com
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018196-2025?origin=Dashboard
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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