BidSkim
Free report
Get security printing tenders every morning
Contract awardedFramework call-offSecurity printing

Apprenticeship certificate printing

The service involves high-volume white paper printing of apprenticeship standards, frameworks, and T Level certificates, including bespoke covering letters. The supplier must manage secure packaging and tracked dispatch to employers, apprentices, and training providers globally. Key requirements include technical integration of tracking data with DfE systems, proof of delivery reporting, artwork management, and secure destruction of returned or undelivered items.

Open the official notice (opens in a new tab)
Awarded value
£4.1m
As published
Published
18 December 2025
Awarded
18 December 2025
HH Global
Contract length
36 months
Ends 1 January 2029

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of secure printing, packaging, and tracked distribution services for official educational certificates and associated documentation to diverse national recipients.

  • White paper factory printing and distribution of DfE certificates for apprenticeship standards, frameworks, and T Levels
  • Distinct certificate and covering letter designs for each certificate type
  • Secure packaging and tracked dispatch to employers, apprentices, schools, colleges, and training providers
  • Integration of tracking data with DfE systems and proof-of-delivery reporting
  • Artwork amendments, management of undelivered certificates, and secure destruction of returned items

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Service contract
Procedure
Selective procedure
Initial term
36 months
Contract dates
1 January 2026 to 1 January 2029
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
79823000

Services in this contract

Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Contract awardedto HH Global
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
The buyer

Department for Education

Type
Locked
Contracts, 24 months
Locked
Recorded value
Locked
Typical contract
Locked
Security printing contracts, 24 months
Locked
Buys mostLocked
Contact details
Name
Locked
Email
Locked
Address
Locked
See everything Department for Education buys
The supplier

HH Global

Contracts won, 24 months
Locked
Value won, 24 months
Locked
Buyers, 24 months
Locked
Size
Locked
Companies House number
Locked
Main buyersLocked
See everything HH Global has won

Similar security printing contracts and prices

28 security printing contracts were awarded in the last 24 months. See who won them and what they went for, next to this one.

See who won them →

Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/217306/apprenticeship-certificate-printing
Buyer reference
tender_486087/1540592
Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-aea83ee3-27bd-4924-9659-8aa5dfc702c7
Last checked
5 November 2026

Department for Education. Apprenticeship certificate printing. Contract award, 18 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/217306/apprenticeship-certificate-printing (accessed 5 November 2026).