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Printing Services for Ordnance Survey Guidebooks (Short Walks Made Easy)

ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED

Buyer Address: Explorer House Adanac Drive, Southampton, UKJ36, SO16 0AS, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Sarah Gatt

Contact Email: Sarah.gatt@os.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
144000.0 GBP
Published
20 Jan 2026, 13:55
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
05 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
04 Jan 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79820000 - Services related to printing
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Pureprint Group Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Ordnance Survey Ltd (OS) is Great Britain’s mapping agency and is responsible for the surveying, production, maintenance and marketing of a wide range of geographic information, relied on by government, business and individuals. Further information can be found on our website http://www.os.uk. OS have an established guidebook series called ‘OS Short Walks Made Easy’ (SWME), an individual guidebook sells at a retail price of £8.99. These guidebooks are aimed at customers who are wanting easy-going walks between 2-4 miles. Each guidebook has 10 walks which are aimed at making the outdoors easy for novice walkers, families that are buggy/pram users and people who use a wheelchair or an all-terrain buggy. Each SWME guidebook is 80 pages in total with a front and rear cover. OS are seeking a Supplier to print stock of the new titles (titles 34-45) and to print stock of any reprints that need completed. Reprints of the current titles are driven by stock levels and may only occur once the existing stock sells out. There is a further requirement for the print production of any new OS guidebooks which OS may introduce during the contract term. The Supplier shall maintain a flexible approach and print any additional books or guidebooks that OS may require.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Contracts

Contract Title: Printing Services for Ordnance Survey Guidebooks (Short Walks Made Easy)

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