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Provision of Legislative and Corporate Print Services

Northern Ireland Assembly

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Northern Ireland Assembly

Buyer Address: Northern Ireland Assembly, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, UKN06, BT4 3XX, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Procurement Office

Contact Email: procurement@niassembly.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: 02890521855

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
320000.0 GBP
Published
22 Dec 2025, 10:36
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
05 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
04 Jan 2030, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Minprint Holdings Limited t/a MAD Colour, Northside Graphics, Improvised Print
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The aim of this procurement is to establish a framework whereby Assembly Commission staff can avail of legislative and corporate printing services. This entails the printing of key parliamentary publications — for example, Bills and their associated documents, Hansard bound volumes, standing orders and some corporate publications — for example, resource accounts, pension scheme information etc. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1002578096

Linked Documents

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Raw Notice JSON

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