Closed tender

CWC24018MW - Elections Printing

Details

Buyer: Wolverhampton City Council
Topic: Printed matter and related products
Published: 3 September 2025
Submission: 17 September 2025
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

The successful delivery of elections relies heavily on the timely and accurate production of essential print materials, including ballot papers, postal vote packs, and poll cards. These materials must comply with UK electoral legislation and be produced to high standards of quality, security, and accessibility. In preparation for upcoming elections, City of Wolverhampton Council are seeking to engage with experienced print suppliers who can demonstrate robust processes for legislative compliance, supply chain resilience, and operational efficiency. This includes the ability to manage market pressures such as rising material costs and evolving postal service requirements, while ensuring secure handling, accurate data integration, value for money delivery, and timely distribution to meet electoral timetables. Keywords: Ballot, Election, Printing

Timeline

Completed: Tender published3 September 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date17 September 2025

About the buyer

Wolverhampton City Council is a local authority that runs its own corporate procurement function covering goods and services for the city. Tenders and contract opportunities are published through the ProContract portal, where free registration takes about ten minutes. A public contracts register lists every live agreement the council holds. Projects due for retender within the next three years appear in a rolling procurement pipeline. Many requirements are sourced through existing frameworks, where suppliers have already pre-competed, rather than run as fresh competitions. Registered suppliers are notified automatically when a new opportunity matches their expertise.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Wolverhampton City Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

22000000 · Printed matter and related products
79000000 · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@wolverhampton-city-council.gov