Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of Electoral Printing and Mailing Services for South Staffordshire District Council (SSDC)

Staffordshire County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:27.

Opportunity overview

South Staffordshire District Council (SSDC) are seeking to appoint a single Supplier for Electoral Services' printing and mailing services for the annual canvass and elections which the Returning Officer of SSDC is required to carry out by Statute. All materials must be printed by the Supplier in accordance with the relevant current and up to date legislation, prevailing Electoral Commission and / or Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) or other Official guidance and timescales. This will include production of: • Canvass Forms • Invitation to Register Forms (ITRs) • Household Notification Letters Polling Cards • Postal Voting Packs (PVs) • Ballot Papers SSDC require a rapid and cost-effective provision of services by The Supplier to meet strict electoral services deadlines as set out in legislation, including electoral registration and elections. The successful Supplier must have the ability to interface with Xpress electoral management software system, and be able to offer an Election Printing Service that will facilitate seamless secure transfer of appropriate data.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£250k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jan 2025
Award ID
034260-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03829462
Location
Leicester, UKG24, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79823000 — Printing and delivery services
  • CPV22000000 — Printed matter and related products
  • CPV79800000 — Printing and related services

Lots

  • Print and delivery service for planned and ad hoc election material. This will include production of: • Canvass Forms • Invitation to Register Forms (ITRs) • Household Notification Letters Polling Cards • Postal Voting Packs (PVs) • Ballot Papers£250k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
IA3300
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
7 Mar 2025, 12:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
7 Mar 2025, 12:30

Tender Period

Ends
7 Mar 2025, 12:00

Classification

Id
79823000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Printing and delivery services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Minimum
.0

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Print and delivery service for planned and ad hoc election material. This will include production of: • Canvass Forms • Invitation to Register Forms (ITRs) • Household Notification Letters Polling Cards • Postal Voting Packs (PVs) • Ballot Papers

Value

Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
An initial term of 2 years with 3 options to extend by a further 1-year for each extension period. This equates to a total period of 5 years.

Renewal

Description
This provision will be a perpetual need of South Staffordshire District Council, therefore, this will be procured in the same or similar method. NB - this provision may change depending on the outcome of local government devolution.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40%

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Jun 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
South Staffordshire Council Council Offices Wolverhampton Road Codsall WV8 1PX

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG24
Entry 2
Region
UKG24

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
22000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Printed matter and related products
Entry 2
Id
79800000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Printing and related services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-10310
Name
Staffordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG24
Locality
STAFFORD
Postal Code
ST162LP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Staffordshire Place

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Staffordshire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Nathaniel Taylor
Telephone
+44 1785854658
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-124
Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Service
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-139628
Name
Staffordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG24
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST162DH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Staffordshire County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Nathaniel Taylor
Telephone
+44 1785854658
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-03829462
Name
Opus Trust Marketing Limited t/a Adare SEC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG24
Locality
Leicester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
03829462
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Opus Trust Marketing Limited t/a Adare SEC
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-697
Name
Staffordshire County Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Stafford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Staffordshire County Council

Award information

Award 1
Id
034260-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03829462
Name
Opus Trust Marketing Limited t/a Adare SEC

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
034260-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
034260-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stafford · UKG24 · ST162DH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG24

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04dbe6-2025-06-23T09:43:18+01:00compiled ·