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HMRC Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme

Awarded to CARTOR SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED

HM Revenue & Customs(buyer)

Published
Published 10 June 2025
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Overview

HMRC has awarded a 5-year concession contract worth £32 million to Cartor Security Printers Limited to supply and manage the Vaping Duty Stamps (VDS) Scheme, which launches on 1 October 2026. The supplier will design, produce, and distribute physical stamps incorporating digital features for traceability and authentication, and operate the ordering system, payment processing, and data collection platform for businesses to purchase stamps and track vaping products through the supply chain.

Contracting authority

  • HM Revenue & CustomsBuyer

    2 live opportunities · 40 awarded contracts

    London, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PVMW-8599-JZNJ

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£32,000,000
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
10 June 2025
Questions by
5 August 2025
Classification (CPV)
Stamps, cheque forms, banknotes, stock certificates, trade advertising material, catalogues and manualsPrinting and delivery services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£32,000,000
Award date
8 January 2026
Contract period
15 January 2026 → 14 January 2031
Contract length
5 years
Could run to
3 February 2032
Bids received
4
Winner
  • CARTOR SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED

This contract ends on 14 January 2031, or 3 February 2032 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

CARTOR SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED

Based in
Wolverhampton
Public contracts won
1
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

4

1 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Printed matter and related products drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 12% received only one.

Who bid

  • CARTOR SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITEDWinner
  • DİAS Bilişim ve Teknoloji Hizmetleri A.Ş.
  • LEONHARD Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG

How bids were scored

Price 20% · Quality 80%

  • Physical Stamp12%
  • IT Solution22%
  • Service Delivery4%
  • Mobilisation of the Contract9%
  • Added Value4%
  • Relationship Management4%
  • Social Value10%
  • Supplier Demonstration15%
  • Cost20%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Printed matter and related products

£112,770

Median of 588 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 283.8× the median.

HM Revenue & Customs in the last 12 months

32

contracts awarded, worth £2,733,092,516 in total

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Award Update · Contract Update

    20 May 2026

  2. Contract

    10 February 2026

  3. Contract

    9 January 2026

  4. Contract Notice

    29 July 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    17 June 2025

  6. Prior Information Notice

    10 June 2025

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