Provision of a Managed Service Provider for Print and Distribution
Details
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Topic
- Printing and related services
- Published
- 30 March 2026
- Source
- uk:southamptonuniversity
Tender description
The University of Southampton’s in-house design, signage and print service, Valley Graphics, is seeking to contract with an established Managed Print Service Provider to provide a comprehensive service offering to University stakeholders.<br /><br />The Purpose of this contract is to provide Purchasers from across the University with access to a Managed Print Services Provider (MSP) who will wholly manage a Purchaser’s print requirement providing a fully managed end to end print management service – to supplement the activity of Valley Graphics.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published30 March 2026Current notice
About the buyer
University of Southampton is a higher education institution whose procurement team runs tenders and quotations under its own financial regulations. Tenders are advertised through In-Tend, the university's e-tendering system. Many contracts are awarded through framework agreements managed by the Southern Universities Procurement Consortium. Larger opportunities may also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Purchasing teams raise orders and requisitions for faculties and professional service groups. Procurement thresholds set the route to market, ranging from a single quotation to a formal tender. Contractors must hold appropriate insurance before work begins.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Southampton's contract awards have been in software and information systems, office and computing equipment and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79800000 · Printing and related services
- 79810000 · Printing services
- 79820000 · Services related to printing
- 79821000 · Print finishing services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov |
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