Print and publishing contracts expiring in East Midlands: 21 worth £41m
Public sector print and publishing contracts held by buyers in East Midlands that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- LU00987 - Supply of Corporate Workwear and Merchandise / GiftsLoughborough UniversityEnds 19 Jan 2027, £600k
- Lot 1. Supply of Curriculum Product RangesLeicestershire County Council, trading as ESPOEnds 31 Mar 2027, £10m
- Elections and Electoral Registration Print ContractNorth Northamptonshire CouncilEnds 31 Mar 2027, £500k
What this market looks like
21 print and publishing contracts in East Midlands carry a published end date, worth £41m between them. They are held across 10 buyers, and the typical one is worth £500k.
14 of them expire within twelve months, and 13 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 67% of this market back in play inside a year.
41 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 19% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
13 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so a large 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), North Northamptonshire Council (1), Loughborough University (1).
The contracts here are most often held by VICTORIA GRANT LIMITED (5), AMPLE STAR ENTERPRISES UK LIMITED (3), BUDGET PAPER SUPPLIES LIMITED (3).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lot 1. Supply of Curriculum Product Ranges East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £10m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 2. Poster, Display and Corrugated Paper East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £1.8m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 6. Virgin Tinted Dyed Card East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £1.2m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| 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 |
| Lot 4. Repositionable Notes (including ESPO's smartbuy range) East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £600k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| LU00987 - Supply of Corporate Workwear and Merchandise / Gifts East Midlands | Loughborough University | £600k | 19 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 9. Office Storage Boxes and Filing Modules East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £400k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| V4SDDC042 Election Printing East Midlands | South Derbyshire District Council | £506k | 30 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 5. Classroom Reward Products East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £200k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Lot 8. Mount Board and Foam Board East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £167k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Audiobooks and Large Print Stock East Midlands | West Northamptonshire Council | £35k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| EBCT 425 Provision of Annual Billing & Govmail Hybrid Mail Services East Midlands | Erewash Borough Council | £365k | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 7. Coated Card East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | £67k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of Garden Waste Bin Subscription Stickers - Print, Delivery & Tracking Solution East Midlands | Derbyshire Dales District Council | £144k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Licensed materials and annual instructor membership. East Midlands | Leicestershire County Council | £32k | 31 Aug 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| SKDC-1409-Stickers For Garden Waste Bins East Midlands | South Kesteven District Council | £270k | 13 Feb 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Home Learning Parcels East Midlands | Lincolnshire County Council | £135k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
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Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.