Market Engagement for Cornwall Council's Electoral Print Services

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£1,700,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 5 yrsends 9 Feb 2031 · up to 9 Feb 2033 with extensions · starts 10 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cornwall Council is seeking tenders for all electoral registration and elections printing. The objective is to utilise a fit-for-purpose electoral registration and elections printing service solution to centralise printing activity, where cost-effective, and to achieve operational efficiencies within the electoral services team.

CPV: Postal and telecommunications services · Printed matter and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE

Contract period: 10 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 9 Feb 2033 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

22000000 Printed matter and related products 64000000 Postal and telecommunications services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 6 Aug 2025, 12:04 BST
Last source update: 6 Aug 2025, 12:04 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-046469
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Postal and telecommunications servicesPrinted matter and related products
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05825a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

6 Aug 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
6 Aug 2025, 12:04 BST
Market engagement
19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
General market engagement
Tender notice expected
1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts262 days ago
10 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
6 Aug 2025, 12:04 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender6 Aug 2025, 12:04 BST