CSW - Electoral Printing (2026)
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
25 Mar 2026
Description
Coventry City Council led on a joint tender with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the supply of electoral printing and associated services, this includes personalisation and direct mailing. This is seen as a specialist market with the majority of context being prescribed by law. The tender is split into 2 lots and we have appointed 1 supplier per lot: Lot 1 - Elections Lot 2 - Annual canvass and weekly print
Scope
- Reference
- CSW-24450
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 08 Feb 2026 to 07 Feb 2030
- CPV classifications
- 2282100079810000
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Method Statement | — | quality | 15.00% |
| Contract / Project Management | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Continuity of Supply / Critical Deadlines | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Business Continuity | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Quality Assurance | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Compliant Mail | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 5.00% |
| Net Price | — | price | 55.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
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Contract start
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Contract end
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Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elections | £2.5m | complete |
| 2 | Annual canvass, annual postal vote re-application and weekly print | £2.5m | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded —
Award 2· 1 supplier
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Total lots
2
Awarded
2
Estimated total
£5.0m
Awarded total
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Elections
Start
08 Feb 2026
End
07 Feb 2030
Estimated
£2.5m
CPV
Annual canvass, annual postal vote re-application and weekly print
Start
08 Feb 2026
End
07 Feb 2030
Estimated
£2.5m
CPV
Other contracts from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
Other contracts awarded to FACILITIES & CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED· 10
Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elections Printing | contract | — | 23 Mar 2026 |
| CSW - Electoral Printing (2026) | contract | — | 06 Jan 2026 |
| The Provision of Annual Billing Requirement | contract | £161k | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Printing Products and Services Framework | contract | — | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Provision of Ballot Papers 2025-27 - AWARD | contract | — | 12 Feb 2025 |
| WCC - Print Services Framework | call off | £133k | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Printing Service Framework | contract | — | 18 Oct 2024 |
| WCC Outgoing Postage Service | contract | — | 17 Jun 2024 |
| WCC - Print Services Framework | contract | — | 12 Dec 2022 |
| RfQ for Printing of Booklets | call off | £150k | 29 Mar 2017 |