Sector · CPV division 22

Printed matter: UK public contracts

108 UK public printed matter contracts awarded in the last 12 months, worth £98.9m. See who is buying, who is winning, and 27% awarded without competition.

Covers CPV division 22, “Printed matter and related products”. The busiest buyers recently were Royal Holloway and Bedford New College and Department of Health and Social Care.

Contracts (last 12 months)
108
Published value
£98.9mwhere stated
Without competition
27%29 contracts
Won by SMEs
47%of 98 with size known
Contracts awarded per month 288 contracts · busiest month March 2025

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Department of Health and Social Care 6 contracts · £121k
  2. Aston University 4 contracts · £2.34m
  3. Kent County Council 4 contracts · £1.71m
  4. University Of Worcester 4 contracts · £550k
  5. University of Glasgow 4 contracts · £400k
  6. Nottinghamshire County Council 3 contracts · £675k
  7. Birkbeck College 3 contracts · £610k
  8. H M Revenue & Customs 3 contracts · £492k

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Ebsco International Inc 16 contracts · £9.08m
  2. Kortext Limited SME 7 contracts · £3.37m
  3. Browns Books SME 4 contracts · £5.4m
  4. Print Image Network Ltd 4 contracts · £875k
  5. Antalis Limited 4 contracts · £400k
  6. PSL Print Management Ltd SME 3 contracts · £2.23m
  7. A.T.Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books SME 3 contracts · £552k
  8. Ashgrove Trading SME 3 contracts · £300k
  9. Peters Limited SME 2 contracts · £1.55m

By region

Latest contracts

Date Contract Buyer Supplier Value
6 Oct 2026 Central Bedfordshire Council FWDP —
1 Oct 2026 University of Wolverhampton Enterprise Limited VitalSource Technologies Limited SME £1.16m
30 Sep 2026 Department for Transport Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Ltd £45.3m
23 Sep 2026 East Suffolk District Council Knight, Kavanagh & Page SME £40,168
22 Sep 2026 Liverpool City Council Canon (UK) Limited £600k
14 Sep 2026 Royal Holloway and Bedford New College EBSCO Internation Inc. £300k
29 Aug 2026 London Fire Commission In-Press Photography Ltd SME —
20 Aug 2026 Department for Education Browns Books SME £5m
19 Aug 2026 University of Essex Continuous Data Print (UK) Ltd SME £58,381
17 Aug 2026 Royal Holloway and Bedford New College EBSCO Internation Inc. £495k
12 Aug 2026 University of Wolverhampton Enterprise Limited Ebsco International Inc £120k
12 Aug 2026 University of Wolverhampton Enterprise Limited A.T Little & Sons Limited (Browns Books) SME, Ebsco International Inc +1 more £190k
12 Aug 2026 University of Wolverhampton Enterprise Limited A.T Little & Sons Limited (Browns Books) SME, Ebsco International Inc £190k
3 Aug 2026
e-Books and e-Audio No competition
Kent County Council Bolinda UK Ltd SME £170k
3 Aug 2026
e-Books and e-Audio No competition
Kent County Council Ulverscroft Limited SME £70,000
3 Aug 2026
e-Books and e-Audio No competition
Kent County Council Overdrive Global Limited £560k
31 Jul 2026 Birkbeck College Ebsco International Inc £25,000
29 Jul 2026 University of Chester Kortext Limited SME £420k
27 Jul 2026 Birkbeck College Kortext Limited SME £510k
27 Jul 2026 Birkbeck College A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED T/A Browns Books SME £75,000
20 Jul 2026 Leeds Trinity University Proquest Limited SME £30,000
20 Jul 2026 Leeds Trinity University A.T.Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books SME £45,000
16 Jul 2026 University of the Highlands and Islands Browns Books SME £160k
16 Jul 2026 Leeds Trinity University Ebsco International Inc £67,000
14 Jul 2026 UK Health Security Agency Ebsco International Inc £1.9m
13 Jul 2026 DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Phoenix Software Limited SME £139k
10 Jul 2026 Nottinghamshire County Council Print Image Network Ltd £250k
8 Jul 2026 Gedling Borough Council Print Image Network Ltd £200k
7 Jul 2026 The Insolvency Service PSL Print Management Ltd SME £712k
7 Jul 2026 University Of The West Of England Ebsco Information Services £168k
3 Jul 2026 National Library of Scotland KLUG-CONSERVATION, Walter Klug GmbH & Co. KG SME £577k
1 Jul 2026 University of Kent A.T.Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books SME £300k
1 Jul 2026 The Guinness Partnership Limited Integrity Print Ltd SME £475k
26 Jun 2026 Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Jstor £71,632
26 Jun 2026 UK Health Security Agency Prenax Limited SME £425k
25 Jun 2026 Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) Lyreco UK Limited £63,000
22 Jun 2026 Bournemouth University Ebsco International Inc £2.2m
9 Jun 2026 Sunderland City Council Civica Election Services (CES) Limited £900k
9 Jun 2026 NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) CONTINUOUS DATAPRINT (U.K.) LTD, T/As: CDP Print Management £166k
5 Jun 2026 ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ HH Associates Limited (HH Global) SME £2m
4 Jun 2026 NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) Harlow Printing limited SME £1.08m
1 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care Thomson Reuters Professional UK Ltd £17,892
29 May 2026 Nottinghamshire County Council Print Image Network Ltd £250k
29 May 2026
Print Services No competition
Surrey Police Harlow Printing limited SME £105k
19 May 2026 Department of Health and Social Care Laingbuisson Limited SME £17,950
19 May 2026 Department of Health and Social Care Ebsco International Inc £17,740
15 May 2026 Office for National Statistics PSL Print Management Ltd SME £608k
22 Apr 2026 Arts University Bournemouth Ebsco International Inc £502k
22 Apr 2026 Telford and Wrekin Council Mace Consult Limited £157k
16 Apr 2026 Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Jstor £55,959