Provision of Election Print Services
Awarded to CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 21 July 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 13 October 2025
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Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 171 awarded contracts
Bolton, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PBJZ-9785-JTLD
Wigan Council
BuyerWigan, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PCGG-6481-TZPW
Trafford Council
BuyerManchester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PGZW-1429-QQZQ
BLACKPOOL COUNCIL
BuyerBlackpool, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PHHB-5249-RZVD
Authority website ↗Manchester City Council
BuyerManchester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PLNV-8798-LDMP
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
BuyerOldham, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PMRJ-8362-DVNT
Salford City Council
BuyerManchester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PRCJ-7674-MRWM
Metropolitan borough of Bury
BuyerBury, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVVT-2483-WWMH
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
BuyerAshton under Lyne, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVWB-2493-LWTQ
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
BuyerManchester, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ
Authority website ↗Rochdale Borough Council
BuyerRochdale, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PXXD-6682-MDRX
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
BuyerBlackburn, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PYGR-1856-CVXM
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
BuyerStockport, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PZGW-7196-LCHL
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £4,900,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 21 July 2025
- Questions by
- 26 September 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £4,900,000
- Award date
- 17 November 2025
- Contract period
- 8 January 2026 → 7 January 2028
- Contract length
- 2 years
- Could run to
- 7 January 2030
- Bids received
- 4
- CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED
This contract ends on 7 January 2028, or 7 January 2030 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED
- Based in
- London
- Public contracts won
- 58
- Across UK and EU notices
1 other contract from Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council since 2025, worth £1,230,122.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
4
2 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.
Who bid
- CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITEDWinner
- HARLOW PRINTING LIMITED T/A HARLOW SOLUTIONS
- CFH DOCMAIL LTD
- Print Image Network Ltd
How bids were scored
Price 25% · Quality 75%
- Technical Quality65%
- Social Value10%
- Pricing25%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£73,982
Median of 18,935 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 66.2× the median.
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in the last 12 months
179
contracts awarded, worth £47,927,104 in total
Recent awards in Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
28 November 2025
Contract
18 November 2025
Contract Notice
12 September 2025
Prior Information Notice
22 August 2025
Prior Information Notice
21 July 2025
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