Print and publishing contracts expiring in London: 29 worth £1.7bn
Public sector print and publishing contracts held by buyers in London 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
- Bespoke printed labels & equipment for the spirit, DNA & tissue collectionsBoard of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens KewEnds 31 Dec 2026, £28k
- Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) License 2026-2027Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeEnds 31 Mar 2027, £179k
- DHSC - GOps - Newspaper and magazine deliveriesDepartment of Health & Social CareEnds 31 Mar 2027, £12k
What this market looks like
29 print and publishing contracts in London carry a published end date, worth £1.7bn between them. They are held across 21 buyers, and the typical one is worth £98k.
12 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 41% of this market back in play inside a year.
32 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 9% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
The most active buyers are British Council (4), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (3), Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (2).
The contracts here are most often held by Zar Donish LLP (1), WAVEMAKER LIMITED (1), Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching and Learning materials London | British Council | £1.7bn incl. VAT | 11 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Media Buying Contract London | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | £24m incl. VAT | 14 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) License 2026-2027 London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £179k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Media Strategy and Planning London | Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime | £1.6m incl. VAT | 14 Jun 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Print Services London | THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £63k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| The Economist Corporate Subscription London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £444k | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Agreement for the purchase of books for Taiwan Teaching Centre London | British Council | £45k incl. VAT | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| NLA License - 2026 (con_31294) London | Department for Education | £36k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Bespoke printed labels & equipment for the spirit, DNA & tissue collections London | Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | £28k | 31 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| External Print Purchase Orders London | London and South East University Group | £350k incl. VAT | 31 Jul 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| DHSC - GOps - Newspaper and magazine deliveries London | Department of Health & Social Care | £12k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Journal Collection London | North East London NHS Foundation Trust | £11k | 26 Apr 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Professional information-multiple sectors London | Financial Conduct Authority | £158k | 31 Aug 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Bloomberg News Subscription London | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | £274k | 29 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| DgP - SFG20 HTM-aligned Licence London | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS | £109k | 02 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Economist Subscription for DBIST London | Department for Business & Trade | £71k | 19 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply of Printing and Advertising of Promotional Items for BC Egypt London | British Council | £600k incl. VAT | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| UKGI Financial Times 2026-27 London | UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED | £51k | 22 Sept 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Community Language Materials, London | London Borough of Brent | £49k | 01 Oct 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Access to embargoed news content London | Cabinet Office | £138k | 28 Feb 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Office and Education Supplies Greenshaw Learning Trust London | GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST | £400k | 31 Aug 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Managed Print Services London | Crown Prosecution Service | £56k | 17 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Elsevier ArticleChoice subscription London | GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED | £2k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| American political newspaper London | Financial Conduct Authority | £98k | 28 Feb 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Telegraph Subscription London | Corporate Officer of the House of Commons | £27k | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Advertisements London | London Borough of Bexley | £25k | 31 Dec 2027 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Printing & Advertising Services for British Council Qatar London | British Council | £300k incl. VAT | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Annual Financial Reporting Prints London | Crown Prosecution Service | £29k | 22 Feb 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| BFI London Film Festival Print Branding Services London | British Film Institute | - | 12 Jul 2028 | 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.