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
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- H H Associates Limited
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Printing and related services (CPV 79800000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 091375-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Sep 2026
- Published28 Sep 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
This contract has already been awarded and is being published for transparency purposes. This Contract is for the print and delivery of Voter Id Cards. This contract was awarded Print and Digital Communications (RM6297) Framework - Lot 1 and has an initial term of 2 years. There is provision for two 12-month extension periods at MHCLG's sole discretion.
About the supplier
H H Associates Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02671533).