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Printed matter and related products — UK government contracts

According to ENKII, UK public bodies have awarded 1,054 printed matter and related products contracts worth £2.0bn to 534 suppliers across 341 buyers, with 769 tenders open now, and the top five suppliers holding 4610% of spend.

Contracts awarded
1,054
Total spend
£2.0bn
Buyers
341
Suppliers
534
Open tenders
769

Top buyers

Who buys printed matter and related products

BuyerAwardsValue
JISC SERVICES LIMITED83£479.5M
Home Office6£262.4M
NHS Business Services Authority9£251.8M
the Education Authority12£168.9M
Espo2£103.6M
HM Revenue & Customs3£96.0M
APUC Limited5£76.0M
Jisc Service Limited3£60.0M

Top suppliers

Who wins printed matter and related products contracts

The top five suppliers hold 4610% of contract value.

SupplierAwardsValue
Thales DIS UK Ltd1£262.0M
XEROX (UK) LIMITED4£251.7M
Wiley Subscription Services Incorporated5£232.0M
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE MEDIA LIMITED1£100.0M
CARTOR SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED3£96.0M
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC10£78.3M
Oxford University Press20£74.3M
Springer Nature Customer Service Centre GmbH3£60.0M
Brown Books for Students3£53.3M
THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED1£50.0M

Common requirements

What printed matter and related products tenders ask for

Across 21 analysed tenders.

FCDO Compliance10% of tenders100% mandatory
FSC10% of tenders50% mandatory
FSC accredited paper stock10% of tenders100% mandatory
ISO 900110% of tenders
PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification)10% of tenders50% mandatory
Blue Angel5% of tenders
BlueAngel (or equivalent environmental certification)5% of tenders
Broadly representative and balanced Board (gender and ethnicity)5% of tenders

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Open opportunities

Live printed matter and related products tenders

Invitation to Tender for Electoral Printing & Postage

South Ribble Borough Council · closes 2026-08-03

DBC (EE) Provision of Election Printing (PME)

Dacorum Borough Council · closes 2026-08-07

Call for Sponsorship - Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026

Belfast City Council · closes 2026-08-09

Trace, Evaluate and Reinforce (TracER)

Department for Transport · closes 2026-08-17

£135K

EONI - Printing of Poll Cards, Virtual Printing and ID Card Printing

Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI) · closes 2026-08-24

£450K

ID 6524454 - EONI - Printing of Poll Cards, Virtual Printing and ID Card Printing

CPD - Supplies and Services Division · closes 2026-08-24

ECITB Card Production (CCNSG)

ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD · closes 2026-08-25

715882496 - Provision of Advanced Driver Training Anti-Roll Over Course -UK4

Ministry of Defence · closes 2026-08-28

£197K

Sub-categories

What's inside printed matter and related products

Newspapers457
Publications290
Trade-advertising material, commercial catalogues and manuals194
Forms99
Postcards10
Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes4

Frequently asked

Common questions about printed matter and related products procurement

How big is the UK public-sector market for printed matter and related products?
UK public bodies have awarded 1,054 printed matter and related products contracts worth £2.0bn across 341 buyers and 534 suppliers (CPV division 22). There are currently 769 live tenders.
Who are the biggest buyers of printed matter and related products in UK government?
The largest buyers by award value are JISC SERVICES LIMITED, Home Office, NHS Business Services Authority. See the full list below.
What certifications do printed matter and related products tenders usually require?
The most common requirements are FCDO Compliance, FSC, FSC accredited paper stock — 10% of analysed tenders ask for FCDO Compliance. ENKII matches your certs against each tender and shows the gap.
How can my business win printed matter and related products contracts?
Public bodies publish these tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII scores your business against live printed matter and related products tenders, identifies the certifications you need, and surfaces the frameworks worth joining. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Aggregated by ENKII from public-record UK procurement data (Find a Tender + Contracts Finder, Open Government Licence v3.0), grouped by CPV division 22. We fetch, deduplicate and aggregate source records — we don't edit the underlying facts. find-tender.service.gov.uk