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Published 23 May 2025, 16:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Print & Design Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£240,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submission deadline Not published
Next notice expected 2 Oct 2025
Framework period 2 yrsends 21 Mar 2028 · starts 22 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to establish a framework split into two Lots:

Lot 1 – Design

(development of micro-sites and ongoing support, digital banner advertising, app development, social media and e-mail marketing campaigns and associated services, graphic design for print output, creative concept and brand development, creative page layout, typesetting and text layout).

Lot 2 – Print Services

(Printing of leaflets, publications, flyers, magazines, pamphlets, newsletters, posters,

display boards, pull up banners, reports, forms and similar services as required by the council. Postage of printed material as and when required. Printing onto paper, corex, foamex, card and vinyl banners. Finishing requirements to include perfect binding, saddle stitching, wire stitching, drilling, die cutting, folding, laminating, trimming, creasing and perforation.)

CPV: Designs · Marketing services · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Services related to printing · World wide web (www) site design services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs from 22 Mar 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Print & Design Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 16:47 BST
Last source update
6 Mar 2026, 17:52 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020642
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
DesignsMarketing servicesPrinted books, brochures and leafletsServices related to printingWorld wide web (www) site design services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052492 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 22 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:47 BST
  2. Next notice expected390 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published234 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 17:52 GMT
  4. Contract starts219 days ago
    22 Mar 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:47 BST
    UK1
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    6 Mar 2026, 17:52 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to withdrawn
    6 Mar 2026, 17:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—6 Mar 2026CancelledDue to reduced demand for print and design services at the Council the procurement for a Print & Design Framework will not be commencing. Future provision for these services will be procured under the Below-Threshold procedures.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWRN-9366-HZGV Guildhall, High Street, Kingston, London, KT1 1EUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

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