Electoral Print Services
This tender closed on 26 October 2026.
- Buyer
- Thurrock Council
- Value
- £400,000
- Closed
- 26 October 2026
- Where
- Grays, the East of England
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Thurrock Council needs a specialist printing and mailing company to produce election materials (ballot papers, poll cards, postal vote packs, canvass forms) and handle the complete fulfilment service, including collation, insertion, packaging, and postage delivery. This is essential work to support the council's legal duty to run elections and annual voter registration canvasses.
What the buyer wants
• Design, print, and produce high-volume electoral materials including ballot papers, poll cards, postal vote packs, and annual canvass forms to electoral legislation standards • Provide complete fulfilment services: collate, match, insert, package, and post out ballot packs and canvass forms to voters, including all postage costs • Handle ad hoc specialist printing requests at short notice (such as grass-roots notices) to meet election and referendum deadlines
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: Most small independent printers will struggle because this contract requires large-scale fulfilment capability (collation, insertion, packaging, posting), secure handling of sensitive electoral data, and the financial strength to absorb postage costs upfront; this is realistically a contract for established print-and-mail firms with commercial-scale equipment and infrastructure.
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