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Published 23 May 2025, 09:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design, print, distribution and project management for the 2028 GLA elections ballot papers

Official notice

Authority: Greater London Authority·On behalf of: Docklands Light Railway Limited

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£2,000,000≈ £2.0m / year · £2,400,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline Not published
Next notice expected 1 Nov 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2028 · starts 1 Aug 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Greater London Authority London Elects team, on behalf of the GLRO, wishes to procure a Service Provider for the design, print and delivery of approximately 18 million ballot papers ahead of polling day so that every eligible registered has the opportunity to vote. This will include the design, proofing and quality assurance of the ballot papers, and delivery to the 33 London authorities and/or their postal vote facilitation providers. Further additions may include accessible ballot papers and peripherals pending legislative developments.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Cancelled 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Aug 2027 – 31 Jul 2028 (1 yr)
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 09:55 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
Authority reference
WS2548088941
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026923
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052049 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Aug 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:55 BST
  2. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  3. Next notice expectedin 3 days
    1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 275 days
    1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 09:55 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 12:06 BST
    UK1
  3. Procurement termination notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
    UK12
  4. Status changed to withdrawn
    23 May 2025, 16:21 BST
Published amendments (1)

Scope and suitability revised.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—23 May 2025CancelledA new UK1 pipeline notice will be published.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Greater London Authority (GLA)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHGV-7784-TDZZ City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, London, E16 1ZEContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • Docklands Light Railway LimitedBeneficiary authority
  • Transport for LondonProcess contact pointProcuring entityTfL Procurement & Commercial is undertaking this procurement on behalf of the GLA as part of the Procurement Shared ServiceGB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ London, LondonContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender