Printed matter and related products contracts in Scotland
0 live and 12 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 22000000 in Scotland.
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Procuring printed matter and related products in Scotland
This page tracks public-sector demand for printed matter and related products (CPV 22000000) published by contracting authorities in Scotland. Tendarix has indexed 12 matching contracts here.
Division 22 covers printed matter — books, forms, envelopes, security printing, signage print and educational materials. Print management and design services often appear under 79 instead, so track both if you are a print firm.
Scotland runs its own procurement regime: the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act rather than the Procurement Act 2023, with all public notices published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Thirty-two councils, NHS Scotland boards, Scottish Government directorates and agencies like Scottish Procurement and Scotland Excel (the councils' centre of expertise) structure the market, with national frameworks covering many common categories.
Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in Scotland use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
10 contracts worth £38.5m in disclosed value were published for Printed matter and related products in Scotland in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Printed matter and related products opportunities in Scotland
Provision of Print Books to the named Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands
£160kArchival Boxboard
£577kSecure Certificate Base Stock
£400kPaper Products
£132kPaper Products
£46kPURCH2146 Provision of a Framework for Print Room Consumables
£100kRetail - Supply of Books, Calendars & Postcards
£1875kSupply of Archival Boxboard
£160kE-Books, E-Book Collections and E-Textbooks - APUC
£34500kSC 0107 - Books & Merchandise
£500kPeriodicals and Associated Services
£36000kPURCH2759 - PPE1003622 Direct Award for the Provision of Student Cards
£377kFrequently asked questions
How many Printed matter and related products tenders are live in Scotland?
There are 0 live Printed matter and related products opportunities in Scotland right now, out of 12 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Printed matter and related products in Scotland?
The most active buyers in Scotland for this category on Tendarix include National Library of Scotland, University of Glasgow, APUC Limited. Councils (electoral print, council tax mailings), NHS trusts (patient letters, forms), schools and library services (books and learning materials), and electoral bodies are regular buyers. Electoral and security printing is a distinct, compliance-heavy niche with recurring contracts.
What does CPV code 22000000 cover?
Division 22 covers printed matter — books, forms, envelopes, security printing, signage print and educational materials. Print management and design services often appear under 79 instead, so track both if you are a print firm.
How do I win Printed matter and related products contracts in Scotland?
Electoral print is won on accuracy, security accreditation and absolute deadline reliability — reference every statutory timescale in your method statement. For general print, buyers increasingly score carbon and waste credentials (FSC paper, ISO 14001), and hybrid mail or print-to-post capability gives you an edge on transactional work. Register on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender — nothing Scottish reaches English portals reliably. Scottish policy emphasises community benefits (their social-value equivalent), fair work practices (real Living Wage, no inappropriate zero-hours) and SME access through lotting; Scotland Excel frameworks are the route into council goods and care markets, and Quick Quotes on PCS distribute sub-threshold work to registered suppliers only.
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