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Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services - Lot 1

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:30.

Opportunity overview

Lot 1 – The City of London Corporation (the City) has appointed a supplier for the provision of a Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Service provider. The primary aim of this contract is to provide the Corporation and associated departments with a Managed Print Service that builds upon the existing service. We are partnering to initially provide a like-for-like replacement of services, and then work with us to put in place a print strategy in order to optimise the service, including reducing usage and machines. The partner will scrutinise services, recommend best practice, and deliver a more efficient print operation that includes changing behaviour across the organisation. Lot 2 – Print Room Services The City of London Corporation (the City) has appointed a supplier for the provision of a Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Service provider for the Print Room, at the Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ. The primary aim of this contract is to provide the Printing department (Print Room), 5th floor West Wing, Guildhall, City of London Corporation, a Multifunctional Device service provision. The role and main function of this department mainly consists of printing perfect bound committee agendas for the Town Clark’s department’s committee team. Other functions include: - Printing Payslips for the Chamberlains department of the City of London Corporation. - Various types of print for the Election of Lord Mayor and Admission of Sheriffs ceremonies, for example: Booklets, Flyers, Cards, Ballots and Passes. - Other print jobs upon request from other Departments across the Corporation, such as: Menu Cards for the Cook & Butler’s Kitchen, wire-bound booklets and posters (up to SRA3 size). Lot 1 contract value, over 7 years (5+2): £2,096,442.18+VAT. Lot 2 contract value over 7 years (5+2): £202,433.79+VAT.

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.

Aurora Managed Services

Match pending…
Contract value
£2.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jul 2025
Award ID
048618-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, SW1E 6DR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79810000 — Printing services

Lots

  • Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print ServicesMAD 3.3m · Source currency differs from tender
  • Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services - Print Room ServicesValue not stated

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
prj_28 or itt_23, itt_24
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
Deadline extended by 21 days (3 weeks) from 10th March to 31st March.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
31/03/2025
Section
IV.2.2/IV.2.7

New Value

Date
31 Mar 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
10 Mar 2025, 12:00

Bid Opening

Date
10 Mar 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Expected award period

Starts
10 Mar 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
10 Mar 2025, 12:00

Classification

Id
79810000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Printing services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
2,520

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
Lot 1 - Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services: The Digital Information & Technology Services (DITS) Team have appointed a managed print provider. The Corporation’s current Managed Print service contract ends in March 2026. This contract covers City of London Corporation, City of London Police, Barbican, Libraries (including public printing), Schools and Print room with a print fleet of 540 devices deployed at around 34 post codes. The print volumes in many areas in the Corporation have reduced post pandemic while some have returned to pre-pandemic levels. The Project’s objective is to procure a new Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services contract to replace the current contract. The initial duration of the contract is 5 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the term of the contract for up to 2 years in line with the published Terms and Conditions. Therefore, the total potential duration of the contract, including extensions, is 7 years.

Value

Amount
3,328,614.72
Currency
MAD

Options

Description
The duration of the contract is 60 months (5 years), subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract for a further 24 months (2 years). The maximum length of the contract is therefore 84 months (7 years).

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
40

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2032, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services - Print Room Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
ot 1 - Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services: The Digital Information & Technology Services (DITS) Team have appointed a managed print provider. The Corporation’s current Managed Print service contract ends in March 2026. This contract covers City of London Corporation, City of London Police, Barbican, Libraries (including public printing), Schools and Print room with a print fleet of 540 devices deployed at around 34 post codes. The print volumes in many areas in the Corporation have reduced post pandemic while some have returned to pre-pandemic levels. The Project’s objective is to procure a new Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services contract to replace the current contract. The initial duration of the contract is 5 years, subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the term of the contract for up to 2 years in line with the published Terms and Conditions. Therefore, the total potential duration of the contract, including extensions, is 7 years.

Options

Description
The duration of the contract is 60 months (5 years), subject to the right of the City (at its sole discretion) to exercise its right to extend the Contract for a further 24 months (2 years). The maximum length of the contract is therefore 84 months (7 years).

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
40

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2032, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Guildhall, London

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79810000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Printing services
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Guildhall, London

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79810000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Printing services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-138472
Name
City of London Corporation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2P 2EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Po Box 270, Guildhall

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
City of London Corporation

Contact

Name
Mitchell Walker
Fax Number
+44 2073323030
Telephone
+44 2073323030
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-139163
Name
City of London Corporation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2P 2EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 270, Guildhall

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
City of London Corporation

Contact

Name
Mitchell Walker
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-135
Name
City of London Corporation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2P 2EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Guildhall

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
City of London Corporation

Contact

Telephone
+44 207332491
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-136
Name
High Court of England and Wales

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-139337
Name
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2P 2EJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Po Box 270, Guildhall

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
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contact

Telephone
+44 2076063030
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-157933
Name
Aurora Managed Services

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1E 6DR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1-2 Castle Lane

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Aurora Managed Services
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-157934
Name
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Basildon
Postal Code
SS14 3AR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Konica House

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Limited
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-3937
Name
High Court of England and Wales

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-137
Name
Cabinet Office

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2AS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
70 Whitehall

Identifier

Legal Name
Cabinet Office

Award information

Award 1
Id
048618-2025-1-1
Title
Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-157933
Name
Aurora Managed Services
Award 2
Id
048618-2025-COL_30853-2
Title
Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services - Print Room Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-157934
Name
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Limited

Related lots

2

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
048618-2025-1-1
Title
Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services
Status
active
Award ID
048618-2025-1-1
Date Signed
31 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,096,442.18
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
048618-2025-COL_30853-2
Title
Multifunctional Devices (MFDs) and Managed Print Services - Print Room Services
Status
active
Award ID
048618-2025-COL_30853-2
Date Signed
31 Jul 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
202,433.79
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · EC2P 2EJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK
  • Delivery location · UKI

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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