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Printing Services for Ordnance Survey Guidebooks (Short Walks Made Easy)

ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 05:03.

Opportunity overview

Ordnance Survey Ltd (OS) is Great Britain’s mapping agency and is responsible for the surveying, production, maintenance and marketing of a wide range of geographic information, relied on by government, business and individuals. Further information can be found on our website http://www.os.uk. OS have an established guidebook series called ‘OS Short Walks Made Easy’ (SWME), an individual guidebook sells at a retail price of £8.99. These guidebooks are aimed at customers who are wanting easy-going walks between 2-4 miles. Each guidebook has 10 walks which are aimed at making the outdoors easy for novice walkers, families that are buggy/pram users and people who use a wheelchair or an all-terrain buggy. Each SWME guidebook is 80 pages in total with a front and rear cover. OS are seeking a Supplier to print stock of the new titles (titles 34-45) and to print stock of any reprints that need completed. Reprints of the current titles are driven by stock levels and may only occur once the existing stock sells out. There is a further requirement for the print production of any new OS guidebooks which OS may introduce during the contract term. The Supplier shall maintain a flexible approach and print any additional books or guidebooks that OS may require.

Awarded to

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Pureprint Group Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£144k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£172.8k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01493898
Location
Uckfield, UKJ22, TN22 1PL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
BS.0456
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-09121572

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09121572

Address

Street Address
Explorer House Adanac Drive
Locality
Southampton
Postal Code
SO16 0AS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ36

Contact

Name
Sarah Gatt

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking
Organisation 2
Name
Pureprint Group Limited
Id
GB-COH-01493898

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01493898

Address

Street Address
Brambleside Bellbrook Park
Locality
Uckfield
Postal Code
TN22 1PL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79820000
Description
Services related to printing
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79811000
Description
Digital printing services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79810000
Description
Printing services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79800000
Description
Printing and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01493898
Name
Pureprint Group Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Printing Services for Ordnance Survey Guidebooks (Short Walks Made Easy)
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
2 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
5 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Jan 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
4 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 month extensions

Value

Including VAT
172,800
Amount
144,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
004846-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Jan 2026, 13:55
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Southampton · UKJ36 · SO16 0AS · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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