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    ContractsMayoral Booklet Printing Services
    Awarded contract

    Mayoral Booklet Printing Services

    Awarded
    £1.2m
    Published 16 Jun 2026

    Direct award printing services for GMCA mayoral election booklets through the established Election Print Services Framework.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 16 Jun 2026· 5 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £1.2m
    Published 16 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,230,122
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Media & Communications
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • CE
      CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 5 months ago.

    16 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a direct award opportunity to print mayoral election booklets for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The work will be procured through the GMCA 1534 Provision of Election Print Services Framework. Suppliers on this framework can submit proposals for printing and delivery of the mayoral booklet materials. The successful supplier will be responsible for the design, production, and distribution of high-quality printed materials to support the mayoral election campaign.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In media communications, GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

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    1. CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED1× · 100%

    Across media communications, the most active winners are STAKELUMS, Chapter and Verse Books Limited T/A The Book Haven, Pearlshield Ltd T/A Coughlans Bookshop — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-065d9b

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