Print and publishing contracts expiring in the UK: 152 worth £1.8bn
Every print and publishing contract held by a UK public body that has a published end date. The re-tender window is computed from the end date and the buyer's own lead times, so you can approach them while the incumbent still holds it.
Expiring next
- Bespoke printed labels & equipment for the spirit, DNA & tissue collectionsBoard of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens KewEnds 31 Dec 2026, £28k
- SU92(26) BMJ Read and Publish subscription via the JISC R&P Framework AgreementSwansea UniversityEnds 31 Dec 2026, £56k
What this market looks like
152 print and publishing contracts across the UK carry a published end date, worth £1.8bn between them. They are held across 91 buyers, and the typical one is worth £104k.
66 of them expire within twelve months, and 17 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 43% of this market back in play inside a year.
159 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 8% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
26 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO (12), JISC (8), Oxford Brookes University (7).
The contracts here are most often held by Jisc (7), VICTORIA GRANT LIMITED (5), LYRECO UK LIMITED (5).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Chemical Society Journals 2027 South West England | JISC | £5.2m incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| BMJ Read and Publish 2027 South West England | JISC | £1.7m incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Teaching and Learning materials London | British Council | £1.7bn incl. VAT | 11 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| De Gruyter Read and Publish 2027 South West England | JISC | £533k incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Media Buying Contract London | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | £24m incl. VAT | 14 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 376F_26 Library Stock East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £22m | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Elections and Electoral Registration Print Contract East Midlands | North Northamptonshire Council | £500k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Brill Journals Read and Publish 2027 South West England | JISC | £354k incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 1. Supply of Curriculum Product Ranges East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £10m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Promotional Products Northern Ireland | Belfast Health & Social Care Trust | £4.1m | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of Print and Distribution of Streets Ahead Magazine for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Housing Executive | £97k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| ID 6699778 - DAC 29/26 - DoF - NLA Media Access Northern Ireland | Department of Finance | £150k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Printed Book Production/CFP/PRO/2026 South East England | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | £6.5m incl. VAT | 05 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Cylchgrawn TGAU Hanes ar ran Adnodd/ GCSE History Magazine on behalf of Adnodd Wales | Caerphilly County Borough Council | £50k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) License 2026-2027 London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £179k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 2. Poster, Display and Corrugated Paper East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £1.8m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Contract for Swansea Bay PR Campaign 2026/27 Wales | City & County of Swansea | £30k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Design and Consultancy services for the Catering Department North East England | Hartlepool College of Further Education | £30k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 6. Virgin Tinted Dyed Card East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £1.2m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| EndNote 2027-2028 South West England | JISC | £2.3m incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 1 Electoral Printing Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £1.3m | 31 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 5. Recycled Tinted Dyed Card East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £500k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 6. Notebooks and Pads (including ESPO's smartbuy range) East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £824k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 7. Educational Notebooks, Registers and Revision Aids East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £723k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Adnodd Hawliau Dynol ar ran Adnodd Cyfyngedig / Human Rights Resource on behalf of Adnodd Cyfyngedig/ Wales | Caerphilly County Borough Council | £125k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 4. Repositionable Notes (including ESPO's smartbuy range) East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £600k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| GMCA 1798 Mayoral Booklet North West England | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | £1.2m | 25 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Hanes Cymru / Welsh History (Lot 1) Wales | Caerphilly County Borough Council | £101k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| The Company of Biologists Read and Publish 2027-2028 South West England | JISC | £1.1m incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Karger Read and Publish 2027-2028 South West England | JISC | £1.1m incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| LU00987 - Supply of Corporate Workwear and Merchandise / Gifts East Midlands | Loughborough University | £600k | 19 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Media Strategy and Planning London | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | £1.6m incl. VAT | 14 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 9. Office Storage Boxes and Filing Modules East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £400k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| North Lincolnshire Imagination Library Yorkshire and the Humber | North Lincolnshire Council | £214k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Lot 2 Registration Printing Yorkshire and the Humber | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £516k | 31 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Printing and design Services South West England | HOMES IN SOMERSET LIMITED | £120k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Gwrth-hiliaeth / Anti-racism (Lot 2) Wales | Caerphilly County Borough Council | £48k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Cold Spring Harbor Journals Read & Publish 2027-2028 South West England | JISC | £521k incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Promotional Stands Northern Ireland | Belfast Health & Social Care Trust | £505k | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| V4SDDC042 Election Printing East Midlands | South Derbyshire District Council | £506k | 30 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
112 more in this view
The full list, the named incumbent on every line and the computed re-tender window are on the expiry radar.
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Sectors come from the CPV code on the notice, which is the classification the buyer chose when publishing. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.