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Print and publishing contracts in the UK public sector
UK public sector buyers awarded 396 print and publishing contracts in the last twelve months, with a median published value of £120k. 341 end in the next 18 months, 48 of them within three months.
Printed matter, publications, forms and related production. Volumes have fallen with digital delivery, but statutory notices, election materials and public information keep it a live category.
- 396
- Contracts, last 12 months
- 2,357
- Contracts since 2021
- 669
- Buyers active here
- £120k
- Median contract value
- 341
- Expiring in 18 months
Categories are derived from the CPV codes buyers publish on each award notice. Figures cover January 2021 onward and are comprehensive from 2023. The median is used rather than a total, because one framework ceiling would otherwise describe the whole category.
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Coming up for renewal
341 print and publishing contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Each has an end date already published in its award notice. The incumbent knows the date. Most competitors find out when the re-tender appears, by which point the specification is written.
- 48
- within 3 months
- 163
- within 6 months
- 259
- within 12 months
- 341
- within 18 months
By year: print and publishing ending in 2026 · print and publishing ending in 2027 · print and publishing ending in 2028 · print and publishing ending in 2029
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Working in CPV codes? Print and publishing is CPV division 22, with every code beneath it and how often UK buyers use each one.
Common questions
Print and publishing procurement, in short
Who buys print and publishing in the UK public sector?
669 public sector organisations have awarded print and publishing contracts since 2021. The most active are Borough of Telford and Wrekin (120 contracts), Newcastle University (81 contracts), University Of The West Of England (57 contracts).
How much is a typical print and publishing contract worth?
The median is £120k, across the 2,158 contracts of 2,357 that publish a value. A median rather than an average, because a single framework worth hundreds of millions would otherwise make the typical contract look far larger than it is.
When do print and publishing contracts come up for renewal?
341 contracts in this category have an end date inside the next 18 months. End dates are published in the original award notice, so they are visible long before any re-tender is advertised, which is usually the point at which the specification is already written.
How do I find new print and publishing tenders?
Notices are published across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, each with its own search. Tender Radar reads all four each weekday morning and scores new notices against your profile, alongside the contracts in this category approaching renewal.
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Print and publishing contracts in the UK public sector [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/contracts/print-and-publishing (Accessed: 6 November 2026).