How to win: Electoral Printing & Postage

About this contract

This contract is for delivery of print services for elections and electoral registration for Wyre Borough Council. The contract will commence 4th January 2027 for an initial 2-year period, with the potential to extend for a further 12 months until 3rd January 2030 . The contract is to cover print products during the contract period in relation to: - a) electoral registration; including the annual electoral registration canvass and specified elements of business-as-usual year-round, and b) all scheduled and unscheduled elections in the local authority area. The contract relates to the printing and fulfilment of statutory and legally compliant elections materials including but not limited to poll cards, postal votes, ballot papers, mayoral booklets and envelopes; annual canvass registration materials (HNLs, Canvass Communications, ITRs and envelopes); the year-round elections and registration 'business as usual' products relating to rolling registration where required. Anticipated print quantities are provided in the tender documents.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Wyre Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £600,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 19 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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