Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Electoral Print Supplier
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Awarded value£700,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Print Image Network Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPrint provision: To provide specialist print management services to the Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer to fulfil their statutory duties in electoral registration and the administration of elections.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 21 Jan 2026, 16:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 16:51 GMT
- Authority reference
EX1191- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005497- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060b8fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Above threshold
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Above threshold
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
21 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published279 days ago21 Jan 2026, 16:51 GMT
- Standstill ends270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published21 Jan 2026, 16:34 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 Jan 2026, 16:45 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published21 Jan 2026, 16:51 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £700,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Print Image Network Ltd31 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 | £700,000 | 21 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Print Image Network Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Jan 2026
- Value
- £700,000
- Period
- 30 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Above Threshold
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Print Image Network LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender