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Printing Services Tender - Lot 1 Litho Digital Printing and Exhibition Printing /Lot 2 Photocopying and Security Printing

Published 19 Nov 2025

19 Nov 2025

Closed 10 Dec 2025

University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation

Primary CPV: 79800000 *
Printing and related services
Location: 🇬🇧 Hertfordshire, East of England
Value: No value specified
Contract: 3 years Duration
01/02/2026 31/01/2029
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, United Kingdom · UKH23

Contact

categorymanagers@herts.ac.uk

Award Criteria

Simple description

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Reference: 25015

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise in order to set up a contract for the provision of printing services. This is a contract for three (3) years with the option to extend for two (2) years. This is subject to satisfactory performance of the contract. The contract duration is for a maximum of five(5) years. The University is not a contracting authority by definition and there Procurement Act 2023 will not apply to this Procurement. All University policies and regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and services will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender. The tender will be divided into the following two(2) separate lots. The number of appointees per lot is stated below: Lot 1 Litho, Digital Printing and Exhibition (maximum number of appointees three (3)). Lot 2 Photocopying and Security Printing (maximum number of appointees one (1)). This contract is awarded against the University's standard contract which is included in the tender. The contract is estimated spend over 5 year period.

Full CPV breakdown

79800000 — Printing and related services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Other public body
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Lots: 2
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Renewal: Two Twelve Month extension periods subject to acceptable levels of performance.
Framework agreement: Yes
Framework details: Prices will be as per the pricing schedules each tenderer submits. Lot 1 will be the only lot with a potential framework of suppliers, Award of lot 1, does not guarantee work for the supplier. If there is more than one supplier, work will be assessed on value for money, quality, lead-time and awarded on that basis.
Submission method: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Award decision expected: 9 Jan 2026
Number of lots: 2
Language: EN
Published: 19 Nov 2025 11:30
Deadline: 10 Dec 2025 12:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e0a5
Notice ID: 25015

Lots (2)

Lot 1: Litho, Digital Printing and Exhibition

Please see the tender documentation for more information For Lot 1

1 Feb 2026 to 31 Jan 2029 · Active

Lot 2: Photocopying and Security Printing

Please see the tender documentation for more information

1 Feb 2026 to 31 Jan 2029 · Active

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Organisations

Name	University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation
Address › Street	College Lane
Address › Town / city	Hatfield
Address › Postcode	AL10 9AB
Address › Country	GB
Address › Country	United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS)	UKH23
Contact › Email	categorymanagers@herts.ac.uk
Role	buyer
Link	http://www.herts.ac.uk
Classification › Description	Public undertaking

Buyer

Name	University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation

Tender

Title	Printing Services Tender - Lot 1 Litho Digital Printing and Exhibition Printing /Lot 2 Photocopying and Security Printing
Status	active
Item › Item 1 › CPV › Description	Printing and related services
Item › Item 2 › CPV › Description	Printing and related services
Value › Value incl. VAT	£700,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Techniques › Framework agreement	Yes
Techniques › Framework agreement › Method	With and without reopening competition
Techniques › Framework agreement › Type	closed
Techniques › Framework agreement › Description	Prices will be as per the pricing schedules each tenderer submits. Lot 1 will be the only lot with a potential framework of suppliers, Award of lot 1, does not guarantee work for the supplier. If there is more than one supplier, work will be assessed on value for money, quality, lead-time and awarded on that basis.
How to submit	https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	allowed
Submission Terms › Languages	en
Bidding period › End	10 Dec 2025
Award decision period › End	9 Jan 2026
Lot › Lot 1 › Title	Litho, Digital Printing and Exhibition
Lot › Lot 1 › Description	Please see the tender documentation for more information For Lot 1
Lot › Lot 1 › Status	active
Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT	£0
Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value	£0
Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Weighting Description	Please see tender documentation but below is a simple description Account Management = 15% Experience =10% Service and operational delivery = 15% Sustainability and added value = 10% Pricing = 50% TOTAL = 100%
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Type	price
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Name	Simple description
Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Description	Please see tender documentation but below is a simple description Account Management = 15% Experience =10% Service and operational delivery = 15% Sustainability and added value = 10% Pricing = 50% TOTAL = 100%
Lot › Lot 1 › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Lot 1 › Suitable for › VCSEs	Yes
Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Start	1 Feb 2026
Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › End	31 Jan 2029
Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to	31 Jan 2031
Lot › Lot 1 › Can be renewed	Yes
Lot › Lot 1 › Renewal › Description	Two Twelve Month extension periods subject to acceptable levels of performance.
Lot › Lot 2 › Title	Photocopying and Security Printing
Lot › Lot 2 › Description	Please see the tender documentation for more information
Lot › Lot 2 › Status	active
Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT	£0
Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value	£0
Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Weighting Description	Please see tender documentation but below is a simple description Account Management = 15% Experience =10% Service and operational delivery = 15% Sustainability and added value = 10% Pricing = 50% TOTAL = 100%
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Type	price
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Name	Simple description
Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Description	Please see tender documentation but below is a simple description Account Management = 15% Experience =10% Service and operational delivery = 15% Sustainability and added value = 10% Pricing = 50% TOTAL = 100%
Lot › Lot 2 › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Lot 2 › Suitable for › VCSEs	Yes
Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Start	1 Feb 2026
Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › End	31 Jan 2029
Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to	31 Jan 2031
Lot › Lot 2 › Can be renewed	Yes
Lot › Lot 2 › Renewal › Description	Two Twelve Month extension periods subject to acceptable levels of performance.
Lot Details › Award criteria › Description	Stated in the tender documentation
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Bidding documents
Document › Document 1 › Description	Please register on the Universities e-tendering platform, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home to access all tender documentation. Please read all tender documentation and information carefully.
Document › Document 1 › Link	https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Document › Document 2 › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Document 2 › Description	Not published
Document › Document 3 › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Document 3 › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 3 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075147-2025
Document › Document 3 › Published	19 Nov 2025
Has Recurrence	Yes
Recurrence › Dates › Start	1 Feb 2026
Amendment › Description	To add an estimated spend of the 5 year contract opportunity

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