CSW - Electoral Printing (2026)
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£5.0m
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
06 Jan 2026
Description
Coventry City Council are leading 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 will be split into 2 lots and we will appoint 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
£2.5m
Award date
19 Dec 2025
Contract start
08 Feb 2026
Contract end
07 Feb 2030
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 |