Liverpool City Council print production contract award to CANON (UK) LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 14:41.

Opportunity overview

3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years in annual increments (3+1+1)

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.

Canon (UK) Ltd

Matched by number

Contract value: £600k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 21 Sept 2026
Award ID: 095197-2026-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 1264300
Location: Uxbridge, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV79800000 — Printing and related services
CPV22000000 — Printed matter and related products

Lots

This service includes the printing and mailing of statutory and non-statutory correspondence to residents and partners plus internal media and marketing requirements such as promotional posters, banners, postcards, internal and external display material commissioned by the Directorates.Value 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: ocds-h6vhtk-0783bb
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: The decision for a direct award with Canon UK for print production equipment and software under a compliant framework, provides the most advantageous tender award for this procurement allowing the Council to retain two current devices and have a single provider provide the service elements of the contract across all five devices. The direct award will secure a robust, cost-effective contract that enables the Council's internal Printroom to continue meeting departmental printing needs, and provide value for money. This is also an opportunity to introduce innovative digital solutions, supporting Pillar 6 of the Council Plan. Key deliverables from the procurement are:  Modern, reliable equipment with high-performance printers that meet current and future departmental needs, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly models.  Cost-Effectiveness: Competitive pricing and savings compared to existing arrangements or outsourcing.  Improved Functionality and Innovation: Advanced features (secure printing, digital workflows). Integration with document management, print queues, print imposition and cloud solutions.  Operational Efficiency: Faster print speeds and reduced downtime. Online print finishing, automatic job tickets. Monitoring and reporting tools and printer analytics.  Sustainability Goals: Reduced energy consumption and waste. Support for recycled materials and eco-friendly practices.  Futureproofing: Scalable solutions to adapt to changing demand and commercialisation opportunities. Vendor support and maintenance agreements.  Social Value: The supplier to generate positive outcomes for society, the economy, and the environment.

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79800000
Description: Printing and related services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: This service includes the printing and mailing of statutory and non-statutory correspondence to residents and partners plus internal media and marketing requirements such as promotional posters, banners, postcards, internal and external display material commissioned by the Directorates.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 22000000
Description: Printed matter and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKD7

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Liverpool City Council
Id: GB-FTS-145191

Identifier

Legal Name: Liverpool City Council
No Identifier Rationale: notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address: Cunard Building
Locality: Liverpool
Region: UKD72
Postal Code: L31DS
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Email: commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://liverpool.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Description: Printing

Organisation 2

Name: Canon (UK) Ltd
Id: GB-COH-1264300

Identifier

Legal Name: Canon (UK) Ltd
Id: 1264300
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Locality: Uxbridge
Region: UK
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: The High Court of England and Wales
Id: GB-FTS-66

Identifier

Legal Name: The High Court of England and Wales

Address

Locality: London
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 095197-2026-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-1264300
Name: Canon (UK) Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 095197-2026-1
Award ID: 095197-2026-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 22 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 600,000
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L31DS · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKD7

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095197-2026award, contract · 8 Oct 2026, 13:29

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Liverpool City Council published an award and contract notice for print production equipment and associated licences. The notice identifies CANON (UK) LIMITED as supplier and records a GBP 600,000 contract signed on 22 September 2026. However, the only listed lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active.

Published outcome signals

Notice publication8 October 2026Evidence: Award and contract notice published_at: 2026-10-08T13:29:51+01:00.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 095197-2026-1 has status active.
Contract statusActive; signed 22 September 2026Evidence: Contract 095197-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.

90% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095197-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0783bb
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 14:41
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

A direct award to CANON (UK) LIMITED is recorded for the printing, mailing and internal print-production requirements described in the notice.

Market significance

The published contract value is GBP 600,000. The procurement used a limited procedure without prior publication and cites a compliant framework direct award.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CANON (UK) LIMITED

98% confidence

Award 095197-2026-1 · Lots 1 · GBP 600,000 contract-level value; no individual lot or supplier allocation published GBP · Verified supplier linked to active award

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification identifies company number 01264300 and verified company name CANON (UK) LIMITED. Award 095197-2026-1 lists Canon (UK) Ltd as supplier; linked contract value is GBP 600,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice publication

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Award and contract notice published_at: 2026-10-08T13:29:51+01:00.

Award status

95% confidence

Active

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Award 095197-2026-1 has status active.

Contract status

98% confidence

Active; signed 22 September 2026

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Contract 095197-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.

Lot status

98% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1, to which the active award is linked, has status cancelled.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

99% confidence

GBP 600,000

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Contract 095197-2026-1 value: amount 600000, currency GBP.

Lot-level value

99% confidence

Unknown

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No value is published for lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signature date

99% confidence

22 September 2026

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Contract dateSigned: 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.

Award and contract notice date

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Notice published_at: 2026-10-08T13:29:51+01:00.

Contract start and end

99% confidence

Unknown

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No contract_start_at or contract_end_at is supplied.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

97% confidence

Printing and mailing of statutory and non-statutory correspondence, plus internal media and marketing print requirements.

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Lot 1 description.

Examples of output

97% confidence

Promotional posters, banners, postcards, and internal and external display material.

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Lot 1 description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 79800000 Printing and related services; additional CPV 22000000 Printed matter and related products.

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Published classifications.

Delivery region

95% confidence

UKD7

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Published delivery address region for item 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

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process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.

Stated route

93% confidence

Direct award with Canon UK under a compliant framework.

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Published procurementMethodRationale.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation breakdown is provided.

Award criterion

93% confidence

Price

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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists a price criterion.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published term description

96% confidence

3 years, with options to extend by a further 2 years in annual increments (3+1+1).

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Process and tender description.

Options

98% confidence

The narrative describes extension options, although the lot field hasOptions is false.

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Tender description states 3+1+1; lot 1 hasOptions is false.

Contract execution

99% confidence

A signed contract is recorded.

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Contract record includes dateSigned 22 September 2026.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Service consolidation

88% confidence

The buyer states that a single provider would supply service elements across five devices while retaining two current devices.

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Published procurementMethodRationale.

Stated buyer priorities

90% confidence

The rationale cites equipment reliability, cost effectiveness, digital workflows, operational efficiency, sustainability, scalability, maintenance and social value.

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Published procurementMethodRationale.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

90%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0783bb
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Liverpool City Council

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Buyer party legal name.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Regional or local authority

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Buyer classification TED_CA_TYPE: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

CANON (UK) LIMITED, company number 01264300

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Supplier verification completed by company number; verified company name and number supplied.

Supplier scale

90% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details lists scale as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension position

96% confidence

Up to two annual extensions are described after the initial three-year term; renewal timing cannot be estimated because no contract start or end date is published.

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Tender description states 3+1+1; contract dates are not supplied apart from signature date.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting lot and award lifecycle records

99% confidence

Lot 1 is cancelled, but the linked award and contract are active and the contract has a recorded signature date. The notice does not explain this discrepancy.

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Lot 1 status cancelled; award and contract status active; contract dateSigned 22 September 2026.

Term data inconsistency

99% confidence

The published narrative describes 3+1+1 extensions, while the lot field says hasOptions false.

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Tender description and lot 1 hasOptions field.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start/end dates, individual lot value, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation scoring and award date.

View supporting evidence

Relevant fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The only published lot is marked cancelled despite an active linked award and signed active contract; the source does not reconcile the statuses.
The notice gives no contract start or end date, so operational duration and extension timing cannot be calculated.
The GBP 600,000 value is a contract-level figure and is not allocated to a lot or separately stated as a supplier-level value.
No bid count, tender submissions, evaluation scores, pricing schedule or detailed award decision evidence is published.
The term narrative and hasOptions field are inconsistent: the narrative says 3+1+1, while the lot says hasOptions false.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the recorded supplier?

CANON (UK) LIMITED, verified against company number 01264300.

What is the published contract value?

GBP 600,000 at contract level; no lot-level allocation is published.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The contract record gives a signature date of 22 September 2026.

What is the contract term?

The notice describes an initial three years with up to two one-year extensions, but does not provide start or end dates.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Print Production Equipment & Associated Licenses

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Canon (UK) Ltd

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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