Contract award · 13 Mar 2025

Notes Educational Material Distribution and Storage

Bank of England awarded “Notes Educational Material Distribution and Storage” to Granby Marketing Services Ltd for £120k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionPrinted matterLondon

BuyerBank of England
Value £120k

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Bank of England · Body governed by public law
Value
£119,870
Procedure
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Sector
Printed matter · Banknotes (CPV 22430000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Mar 2025
  2. Published9 Jul 2025Published 118 days after the contract date

Description

To manage the distribution of all orders received for hardcopy banknote educational materials, including storage of large volumes of these materials ahead of distribution.

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