DBC (EE) Provision of Election Printing
- Buyer
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Value
- £750,000
- Closes
- 16 November 2026
- Where
- Hemel Hempstead, the East of England
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Dacorum Borough Council needs a printing supplier to produce election materials and annual canvass documents for around 70,000 properties and 115,000 voters across the borough. The contract is worth £750,000 and covers all printing requirements for their Electoral Services Department.
What the buyer wants
• Design and print election ballot papers, polling station materials, and voter information documents • Produce annual canvass forms and related election stationery • Deliver printed materials on time to meet election schedules across 25 wards and 16 Town and Parish Councils
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is unlikely to work for most small printing businesses because the £750,000 value suggests high-volume production at scale, tight election deadlines, and likely requirements for electoral compliance and security clearance that smaller operators may not have.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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