Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Nottingham City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Print Image Network Ltd
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Printing and related services (CPV 79800000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 052745-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2026
- Published4 Jun 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
The Printing contract will be procured via G Cloud 14 and the Electoral Management System (EMS) via a CCS framework. Delivery and posting will be carried out by Royal Mail and an exemption to Contract Procedure Rules has been submitted in order to procure Royal Mail again to provide this service. All routes through procurement will be supported by the procurement officer. Local Government Re-organisation (LGR) has been discussed, and break clauses will be included in the contract to provide cover for the council in the event re-organisation creates any issues. No procurement concerns.
About the supplier
Print Image Network Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04009079).