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Secure Production and Distribution of Physical Higher Education Certificates and Electronic Transcripts
Published 22 Dec 2025
22 Dec 2025
- Primary CPV
-
79823000 *
Printing and delivery services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South East
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
02/02/2026 31/01/2029
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom · UKJ
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Oxford Brookes University
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79823000 *
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05dbb9
The University requires a supplier to provide a comprehensive, end-to-end service for the secure production and distribution of physical Higher Education certificates and electronic transcripts.
Key Requirements:
Print and Fulfillment: Securely print and globally mail approximately 8,000 to 14,000 high-security physical certificates annually, complete with necessary security features, a generic letter, and a branded board backed envelope. Bulk post to partner organisations and the possibility of posting batches already in their envelopes with letters and certificates directly to the University. All the above within a 10-working-day SLA.
Online Portal: Provide a secure online portal enabling:
Students: To log in, view, download (PDF), and securely share their electronic transcripts with third parties (e.g., employers) for a minimum of five years.
Staff: To log in, view student lists, and manage/edit student details.
E-Certificate: possibility of adding e-certificates to the contract either at the start or in the future.
Data Security: Strict adherence to UK-GDPR and DPA 2018 for all data storage, handling, and secure processes.
Strategic Alignment: Demonstrated commitment to supporting the University's environmental sustainability goals, social value commitments, and the 2040 Carbon Net Zero target.
Management Information Reporting: Provide detailed monthly Management Information (MI) reports on stock levels, print volumes, costs, dispatch performance, and technical issues.
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Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 79823000 — Printing and delivery services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Bids received
- 5
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Award date
- 19 Dec 2025
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Jan 2031
- Renewal
- Up to 2 years
- Reserved / special regime
- Concession
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 22 Dec 2025 14:06
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dbb9
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dbb9
Competition
5
Bids received
4
Bids considered at final stage
4
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
Camp Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8JB, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 31 Jan 2026 · Scheduled
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Oxford Brookes University |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Oxford |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | OX3 0BP |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ14 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | A1 Security Print |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Camp Lane, Handsworth |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Birmingham |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | B21 8JB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKG31 |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Oxford Brookes University |
Tender
| Title | Secure Production and Distribution of Physical Higher Education Certificates and Electronic Transcripts |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Special regime | concession |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Date | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £480,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Supplier › Name | A1 Security Print |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Printing and delivery services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Printing and distribution services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKJ |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Jan 2029 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jan 2031 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Up to 2 years |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085433-2025 |
| Document › Published | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Assessment Summaries Date Sent | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |