Printer Paper, Envelopes & Associated Products Framework

What the buyer is asking for

The Council requires print paper, envelope and associated products suppliers to be appointed to a framework contract for the provision of the above so it can continue to run its internal Printroom service which uses a wide variety of paper products

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 50%qualityQuality
• 50%pricePrice

4 lots

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• Digital cut sheet paper and card£45k

  • Suppliers on this lot must be able to deliver within 48 hours. • On occasion suppliers will be required to deliver on shorter timeframes and suppliers will be approached on a price ranking basis to establish whether our requirements can be met. • Suppliers will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.

• Wide format stocks - including banner cartridges, boards£10k

  • Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.

• Envelopes£34k

  • Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot. • Suppliers on this lot must be a Royal Mail approved envelope manufacturer and have undertaken Royal Mails quality assurance process for producing machinable envelopes for our Royal Mail Retail and Wholesale sorted letter products. Pre-printed addressed envelopes must successfully pass the design requirements for Royal Mails optical character recognition mailpiece and be able to supply proof PDFs showing the envelope design. • If a change of envelope artwork is required, suppliers will be expected to provide proof PDFs of the new approved envelope. • Suppliers on this lots must have a turnaround time o

• Packaging and finishing consumables£1k

  • Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. • Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published18 days ago

   19 Oct 2026, 13:58 BST
2. Clarification questions by14 days ago

   23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 5 days

   11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 38 days

   14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice3 Aug 2026, 10:32 BST073049-2026
2. Tender notice12 Oct 2026, 15:57 BST096221-2026
3. Tender updated19 Oct 2026, 13:58 BST098507-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender