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Electoral Services Specialist Printing Contract

Bristol City Council

17 days left

Closes UK time

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Estimated value
£3,614,000
Excluding VAT
Where
South West England
Buyer in South West England
Trade
Business, admin and consultancy
Printing services
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
11 full UK working days before the closing day, Tue 10 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Fri 30 Oct 2026, 4 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 35 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open consultancy and business services tenders (29 days).
Value
£3.61m is above the median (£423,334) of the 264 open consultancy and business services tenders that state a value.
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About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

To establish a contract with a specialist election printing company to support the production of statutory election and electoral registration materials, including ballot papers, postal vote packs, and registration forms.

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 094356-2026
Buyer
Bristol City Council
Buyer’s region
South West England
Where the work is
South West England
Listed on Evendraft under
South West England
Published
6 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
10 Nov 2026, 12:00 UK time
Questions by
30 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value
£3,614,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Business, admin and consultancy
CPV codes
  • 79810000 Printing services
Procedure
Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer; estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
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