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Published 27 Oct 2025, 16:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Childhood changes Red Book inserts 25/26

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£347,987published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Harlow Printing Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract to supply vaccination inserts for Child Red Book for immunisation records.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
79824000 Printing and distribution services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Oct 2025, 16:28 GMT
Last source update
15 Jul 2026, 15:54 BST
Authority reference
C397633
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066906
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d493 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Supplier is the sole supplier of Childhood Red Books to NHS

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Nov 2025 → 15 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends354 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published103 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 15:54 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Oct 2025, 16:28 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 11:54 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    26 Nov 2025, 13:41 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 15:54 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 27 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £347,9871 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Harlow Printing LimitedSMEC397265- Childhood changes RedBook inserts 25/2610 Nov 2025 – 19 Jun 2026£347,98727 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • C397265- Childhood changes RedBook inserts 25/26 · Harlow Printing LimitedSME

    Signed
    13 Nov 2025
    Value
    £347,987
    Period
    14 Nov 2025 – 19 Jun 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £347,987
    Termination
    contractCompleted

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBMQ-7576-DVGW 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Harlow Printing LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTMV-1779-DHJR Maxwell Street, South Shields, North East, NE33 4PUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure