AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London and South East University Group has published a direct-award notice naming PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITED for external print purchase orders. The award is pending, with a scheduled future signature date; the published data does not confirm a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award to PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITED, covering lot 1, with a gross estimated value of £350,000.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold direct award for continuing job-by-job design and print requirements, estimated to cover eight months of supplier usage.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 350000 GBP · pending
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Award 1 names PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITED as supplier and gives a gross award value of £350,000. The supplied GB-COH company number 11198847 was verified by company-number match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract award notice published; award pending
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The notice is a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and award 1 has status "pending".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award is pending and lists a future signature milestone scheduled for 31 October 2026.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence31 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£350,000 gross
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Award 1 value is amountGross 350000 GBP.
Value basis
95% confidenceEstimated usage over the next eight months
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The notice description states that the contract value is an estimate of usage of this supplier over the next eight months.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12.
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award-notice document was published on 2026-10-19T12:38:38+01:00.
Standstill end
98% confidence28 October 2026
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Award 1 standstill period ends 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExternal print purchase orders
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Tender title: "External Print Purchase Orders".
Service model
95% confidenceContinuation of an existing design and print process on a job-by-job basis
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The notice describes continuation of the existing design and print process and says printing is currently provided job by job.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods: printed matter and related products
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Award 1 lists main procurement category as goods and CPV 22000000, "Printed matter and related products".
Delivery area
95% confidenceSouth East England (UKJ4)
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The award item specifies delivery address region UKJ4.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender states procurementMethod "direct" and procurementMethodDetails "Direct award".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 field aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies a start date of 2026-11-01 and end date of 2027-07-31.
Standstill period
98% confidenceEnds 28 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot, lot 1
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The tender contains one lot and award 1 relates to lot 1.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
94% confidenceEstimated spend rather than a confirmed priced volume
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The £350,000 value is described as an estimate based on expected usage over eight months, while printing is provided job by job.
Continuity indicator
95% confidenceExisting process continuation
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The notice explicitly describes the requirement as a continuation of the existing design and print process.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status
99% confidencePending award; signed or active contract not confirmed
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Award 1 is marked pending and the signature date is a scheduled future milestone.
Scope granularity
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, individual pricing and print specifications not supplied
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied data.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, selection rationale or comparative pricing is included.
Term inconsistency
94% confidenceThe description refers to estimated usage over eight months, while the stated planned period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The description says "next 8 months"; the award contractPeriod ends on 31 July 2027.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the available evidence does not establish that a contract has been signed, commenced or is active.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing detail, print specifications and lot-level value allocation.
- The description’s eight-month usage estimate and the stated planned contract period should not be treated as interchangeable without clarification.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITEDLondon and South East University Groupexternal print purchase ordersdirect awardprinted matterFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
PRINT MATTERS KENT LIMITED, verified against company number 11198847.
Is the contract signed?
The supplied notice does not confirm this. The award is pending and shows a future signature date of 31 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
£350,000 gross, described as an estimate of usage.
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.