Printed matter tenders in United Kingdom
Buyers in United Kingdom published 56 calls for tender and 130 contract award notices in CPV division 22 (Printed matter and related products) in the last 12 months; 232 notices since 2023-12, 2 calls open today. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Monthly volume
Notices per month by publication date, 2024-11 to 2026-10; solid bars: calls for tender, light bars: awards.
Recent calls for tender
| Published | Call for tender | Buyer | Deadline | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | Neville Hill 195 Heavy Maintenance Outline Designs | Northern Trains Ltd | 2026-11-23 | €2.5M |
| 2026-10-21 | Multi Supplier Print Services Agreement | LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY | 2026-11-24 | €149k |
| 2026-04-08 | Lettering and Print Fulfillment Services | CADENT GAS LIMITED | €1.3M | |
| 2026-04-01 | Archival Boxboard | National Library of Scotland | 2026-05-04 | €573k |
| 2026-04-01 | Archival Boxboard | National Library of Scotland | 2026-05-04 | €573k |
| 2026-04-01 | NEPO418 - Library Books & Digital Content | The Association of North East Councils Limited | 2026-05-06 | €81.2M |
| 2026-04-01 | Design and Fit-out of a Hub in the High Street | Littlehampton Town Council | 2026-04-24 | €119k |
| 2026-03-30 | Sight & Sound Retail Distribution | British Film Institute | 2026-04-21 | n/a |
Recent contract awards
| Published | Contract | Buyer | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Library Books | South Tyneside Borough Council | ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | Library Books | South Tyneside Borough Council | ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. | €454k |
| 2026-10-22 | Karger Read and Publish 2027-2028 | JISC | Oxford University Press | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | Portland Press Journals Read and Publish 2027-2029 | JISC | PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | American Chemical Society Journals 2027 | JISC | AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY | €4.6M |
| 2026-10-21 | JSTOR Path to Open 2027-2029 | JISC | Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a | €402k |
| 2026-04-13 | 376F_26 Library Stock | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED (t/a Browns Books), ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD, PETERS LIMITED | €52.5M |
| 2026-04-08 | DHSC - GOps - Newspaper and magazine deliveries | Department of Health & Social Care | €14,325 |
Top buyers
| Buyer | Notices |
|---|---|
| Oxford Brookes University | 11 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | 6 |
| Swansea University | 6 |
| Braintree District Council | 5 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 |
| Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | 5 |
| North Northamptonshire Council | 5 |
| JISC | 4 |
| Littlehampton Town Council | 4 |
| National Library of Scotland | 4 |
Top winners
Winners with a page here (3+ awards matched to a company website, or 5+ awards under a registered company name). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Other sectors in United Kingdom
- Health and social work services 7,261 notices
- Construction work 6,057 notices
- Business services 4,706 notices
- IT services 2,981 notices
- Architecture and engineering services 2,932 notices
- Education and training 2,706 notices
- Software packages and information systems 2,345 notices
- Repair and maintenance services 2,308 notices
- Transport services 2,118 notices
- Waste, cleaning and environmental services 1,671 notices
- Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals 1,653 notices
- Transport equipment 1,181 notices
Printed matter tenders in other countries
- France 3,883 notices
- Germany 1,039 notices
- Spain 725 notices
- Poland 638 notices
- Bulgaria 592 notices
- Ireland 521 notices
- Netherlands 390 notices
- Sweden 372 notices
- Czechia 354 notices
- Romania 354 notices
- Belgium 349 notices
- Italy 281 notices
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Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,362,786 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-23.
Questions
How many public tenders for printed matter are published in United Kingdom?
In the last 12 months buyers in United Kingdom published 56 calls for tender and 130 contract award notices in CPV division 22 (Printed matter); 232 notices since 2023-12, 2 calls open today (as of 2026-10-23).
Which public buyers publish the most printed matter tenders in United Kingdom?
Oxford Brookes University (11), Caerphilly County Borough Council (6) and Swansea University (6) (notices since 2023-12, as of 2026-10-23).
Who wins the most printed matter public contracts in United Kingdom?
Among winners we can name, CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED (8), JISC SERVICES LIMITED (7) and Print Image Network Ltd (4) have the most awards (as of 2026-10-23). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Printed matter tenders in United Kingdom (CPV 22): 56 calls in 12 months", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/gb/22/, data as of 2026-10-23.