AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
St Helens Council awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for election and electoral-registration print services to CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 30 June 2026 and is active from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for supplier CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThe contract supports statutory election administration, including ballot papers, postal vote packs, poll cards, annual canvass and registration communications. The reported gross contract value is £197,100 over four years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £197,100 gross shared contract value GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 02263092. Award 1 names this supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, reports amountGross of GBP 197100.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award: below threshold, without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 30 June 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-06-30.
Contract term
99% confidence1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-07-01 and endDate is 2030-06-30.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The Contract details notice was published at 2026-10-13T11:29:08+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£197,100 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 197100, currency GBP.
Tender-description figure
90% confidence£167,750
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The tender description ends with "£167,750"; it is not labelled with a value basis.
Value reconciliation
99% confidenceThe tender-description figure differs from the published gross contract value; the notice does not explain the difference.
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Tender description states £167,750, while Contract 1 reports GBP 197,100 gross.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 June 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-06-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 July 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-07-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 June 2030
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2030-06-30.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract details notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-13T11:29:08+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSpecialist printing for elections and electoral registration
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Tender description refers to statutory election and referendum administration and electoral-register compilation.
Named outputs
99% confidenceBallot papers, postal vote packs, poll cards, communication forms, annual canvass and registration materials
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These services are explicitly listed in the tender description.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1; no lot title or separate lot description published
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Award 1 and its item relate to lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 64000000 — Postal and telecommunications services
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUKD region
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in region UKD, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement below threshold, without competition
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails state direct and below threshold without competition.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation results, scoring or rationale for supplier selection published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Threshold status
99% confidenceReported as below threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFour years
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The period runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly a gross total contract value is published
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Contract 1 provides amountGross of GBP 197100; no rate card or price breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand profile
86% confidenceElection-related print demand may be driven by election events, postal voting, annual canvass and registration activity.
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The scope explicitly names these service areas; no volume forecast is published.
Award structure
99% confidenceA single supplier holds the published active award for the single reported lot.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £197,100 figure is a contract-level gross value, not a published unit-price schedule or individual work-package allocation.
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Contract 1 reports a single amountGross; no pricing breakdown is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by Companies House number and legal name.
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Verified company number 02263092 and verified company name CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED match the source supplier.
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe tender description contains £167,750, while the contract record reports £197,100 gross. The published notice does not explain the difference.
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Both figures appear in the supplied notice data.
Limited lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The lot record contains no title, description or value.
Limited competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation, award rationale and tender dates.
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No such fields or results are provided in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published tender description includes £167,750, whereas the contract record gives a £197,100 gross value; no explanation or value basis for the description figure is supplied.
- No award decision date is published.
- No tender start date or submission deadline is published.
- No bid count, evaluation scores, selection rationale or unsuccessful-supplier information is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or individual value.
- No pricing breakdown, volume forecast, extension option or renewal provision is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
St Helens CouncilCIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITEDelection print serviceselectoral registration print servicesballot paperspostal vote packspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the St Helens Council election print services contract?
CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02263092.
What is the reported contract value?
The published contract record reports a gross value of £197,100. The tender description separately includes £167,750 without stating its value basis.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030; it was signed on 30 June 2026.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes the method as direct, below threshold and without competition.
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