✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 15:25.
Opportunity overview
The Council requires print paper, envelope and associated products suppliers to be appointed to a framework contract for the provision of the above so it can continue to run its internal Printroom service which uses a wide variety of paper products
Classification
CPV22462000 — Advertising material
CPV30192700 — Stationery
CPV30197600 — Processed paper and paperboard
CPV30197630 — Printing paper
CPV30197642 — Photocopier paper and xerographic paper
CPV30197643 — Photocopier paper
CPV30197645 — Card for printing
CPV30199000 — Paper stationery and other items
CPV30199230 — Envelopes
CPV30199710 — Printed envelopes
CPV30199711 — Printed window envelopes
CPV30199712 — Printed non-window envelopes
Lots
Digital cut sheet paper and card£45k
Wide format stocks - including banner cartridges, boards£10k
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Prices will be established through competitive tendering at framework award. Suppliers will be appointed based on the most advantageous tender using a 50% Quality / 50% Price evaluation methodology. Call-off contracts may be awarded by either Direct Award or Mini-Competition in accordance with the framework award methodology.
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Tender Period
Ends
11 Nov 2026, 12:00
Enquiry period
Ends
23 Oct 2026, 12:00
Expected award period
Ends
14 Dec 2026, 23:59
Amendments
Entry 1
Description
Updated link to tender
Id
098507-2026
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Digital cut sheet paper and card
Description
• Suppliers on this lot must be able to deliver within 48 hours.
• On occasion suppliers will be required to deliver on shorter timeframes and suppliers will be approached on a price ranking basis to establish whether our requirements can be met.
• Suppliers will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement. Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
54,000
Amount
45,000
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Contract period
Starts
23 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
22 Jan 2031, 23:59
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Wide format stocks - including banner cartridges, boards
Description
• Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement.
• Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
12,000
Amount
10,000
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Contract period
Starts
23 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
22 Jan 2031, 23:59
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Envelopes
Description
• Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement.
• Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.
• Suppliers on this lot must be a Royal Mail approved envelope manufacturer and have undertaken Royal Mails quality assurance process for producing machinable envelopes for our Royal Mail Retail and Wholesale sorted letter products. Pre-printed addressed envelopes must successfully pass the design requirements for Royal Mails optical character recognition mailpiece and be able to supply proof PDFs showing the envelope design.
• If a change of envelope artwork is required, suppliers will be expected to provide proof PDFs of the new approved envelope.
• Suppliers on this lots must have a turnaround time of two weeks from sign-off of artwork to delivery of the envelope order.
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
40,800
Amount
34,000
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Contract period
Starts
23 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
22 Jan 2031, 23:59
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Packaging and finishing consumables
Description
• Suppliers on this lot will be expected to provide all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement.
• Where available, they can also provide the items within the additional product list, but this will not be a mandatory requirement for award of this Lot.
Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 1DS · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
1
073049-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
096221-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
3
098507-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Liverpool City Council is running an open goods framework for printer paper, card, envelopes, wide-format stocks and packaging/finishing consumables to support its internal Printroom service. Four lots are available; Lot 3 includes Royal Mail approval/quality-assurance and envelope artwork-proof requirements.
Who this may suit
Strong fit for suppliers of print paper, card, envelopes, wide-format print consumables or packaging/finishing consumables. Envelope suppliers need the explicitly stated Royal Mail approval and quality-assurance credentials for Lot 3.
Key points identified
Core product listSupply all products in the applicable core product list as a minimum requirement.Evidence: Lots 1–4 each state that suppliers are expected to provide “all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement.” The lists themselves are not supplied.
Additional product listMay supply additional-list items where available; these are not mandatory for award.Evidence: Lots 1–4 state that additional product-list items “will not be a mandatory requirement for award”.
Lot 3 envelope credentialsBe a Royal Mail approved envelope manufacturer and have completed Royal Mail's stated quality-assurance process for machinable envelopes.Evidence: Lot 3 supplier requirement.
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Liverpool City Council is running an open goods framework for printer paper, card, envelopes, wide-format stocks and packaging/finishing consumables to support its internal Printroom service. Four lots are available; Lot 3 includes Royal Mail approval/quality-assurance and envelope artwork-proof requirements.
Who this may suit
Strong fit for suppliers of print paper, card, envelopes, wide-format print consumables or packaging/finishing consumables. Envelope suppliers need the explicitly stated Royal Mail approval and quality-assurance credentials for Lot 3.
Key deliverables
Digital cut-sheet paper and card
Wide-format stocks, including banner cartridges and boards
Envelopes, including pre-printed addressed envelopes
Packaging and finishing consumables
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Royal Mail approved envelope manufacturer
99% confidence
Mandatory · 3
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“Suppliers on this lot must be a Royal Mail approved envelope manufacturer”
Royal Mail quality assurance process for producing machinable envelopes
98% confidence
Mandatory · 3
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“[Suppliers must] have undertaken Royal Mails quality assurance process for producing machinable envelopes for our Royal Mail Retail and Wholesale sorted letter products.”
Core product list
97% confidence
Supply all products in the applicable core product list as a minimum requirement.
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Lots 1–4 each state that suppliers are expected to provide “all products outlined within the core product list below as a minimum requirement.” The lists themselves are not supplied.
Additional product list
98% confidence
May supply additional-list items where available; these are not mandatory for award.
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Lots 1–4 state that additional product-list items “will not be a mandatory requirement for award”.
Lot 3 envelope credentials
99% confidence
Be a Royal Mail approved envelope manufacturer and have completed Royal Mail's stated quality-assurance process for machinable envelopes.
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Lot 3 supplier requirement.
Lot 3 artwork proofs
98% confidence
Provide proof PDFs showing the envelope design for pre-printed addressed envelopes; provide a proof PDF for new approved artwork where artwork changes.
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Lot 3 states: “Pre-printed addressed envelopes must successfully pass the design requirements for Royal Mails optical character recognition mailpiece and be able to supply proof PDFs” and requires proof PDFs for changed artwork.
Supplier eligibility criteria
96% confidence
Unknown beyond the Lot 3 Royal Mail approval and quality-assurance requirements.
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No broader exclusion, financial-standing, insurance, registration or company-size criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Framework value
90% confidence
Maximum stated process value: £360,000.
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Process field value_max is 360000 GBP.
Lot values
99% confidence
Lot 1 £45,000; Lot 2 £10,000; Lot 3 £34,000; Lot 4 £1,000.
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Supplied lot value_amount fields.
Lot 1 short-notice fulfilment
96% confidence
For occasional shorter delivery timeframes, suppliers will be approached on a price-ranking basis to establish whether requirements can be met.
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Lot 1 description.
Pricing and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing schedule, evaluation weighting, payment terms or call-off terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
95% confidence
UKD7, United Kingdom.
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Supplied delivery location is region UKD7, country United Kingdom; no locality or postcode is supplied.
Lot 1 delivery time
99% confidence
Within 48 hours, with occasional requests for shorter timeframes.
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Lot 1: “Suppliers on this lot must be able to deliver within 48 hours.”
Lot 3 artwork-to-delivery turnaround
99% confidence
Two weeks from artwork sign-off to delivery of the envelope order.
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Lot 3: “Suppliers on this lots must have a turnaround time of two weeks from sign-off of artwork to delivery”.
Lot 3 design compliance
98% confidence
Pre-printed addressed envelopes must pass Royal Mail optical character recognition mailpiece design requirements.
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Lot 3 description.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status is “open”; stage is “tender”.
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
11 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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Process and all supplied lots list submission_deadline as 2026-11-11T12:00:00Z.
Buyer
99% confidence
Liverpool City Council.
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buyer_name field.
Lots
99% confidence
Four active lots.
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Four supplied lots, each with status “active”.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Value inconsistency
99% confidence
The stated maximum framework value (£360,000) does not match the sum of the supplied lot values (£90,000). The supplied information does not explain the difference.
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Process value_max is £360,000; lot values are £45,000, £10,000, £34,000 and £1,000.
Unprovided core product lists
99% confidence
All lots make the core product list mandatory, but the actual lists are absent from the supplied source. Product-level matching cannot be completed from this data.
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Each lot refers to a “core product list below”, but no list is included.
Lot 3 qualification barrier
99% confidence
Lot 3 requires specific Royal Mail approval and quality assurance; suppliers without these stated credentials may not meet the lot requirements.
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Lot 3 mandatory wording.
Commercial and award terms unavailable
97% confidence
Evaluation criteria, framework duration, call-off mechanism, payment terms and detailed pricing requirements are unknown from the supplied content.
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These fields and documents are not supplied.
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