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
- Sunderland City Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £900,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Printed matter · Printed matter and related products (CPV 22000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 065849-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jun 2026
- Published13 Jul 2026Published 34 days after the contract date
Description
To accommodate both poll stations and postal votes, as part of the Council's election and electoral, the Council has an ongoing requirement for the provision of election and electoral registration print, which includes: Election Printing • In Person Poll Cards • Poll Station Ballot Books • Postal Ballot Packs • Postal Poll Cards Electoral Registration Printing • Registration Forms • Covering Letters • Outer and Return Envelopes
About the supplier
Civica Election Services (CES) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02263092).