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Urgent bulk printing and mailing

UK Biobank Ltd
Direct award
9 July 2026 to 29 September 2026

Urgent production and distribution of large-scale participant mailings following a data incident. The service requires rapid turnaround times for printing and dispatch, with potential for follow-up 'mop-up' mailings for participants where initial electronic correspondence failed to deliver.

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Awarded value: £186k; As published
Published: 19 June 2026
Awarded: 19 June 2026; Paragon Peterborough Limited
Contract length: 3 months; Ends 29 September 2026

What the contract covers

Printing and mailing services

Provision of urgent bulk printing, document production, and high-volume mailing services for time-sensitive participant communications and data incident notifications.

Urgent bulk printing and mailing to notify UK Biobank participants of ongoing work around an identified data incident, following the Ministerial announcement in the House of Commons on Thursday 23 April 2026

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Printing and mailing services
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 3 months
Extensions: 9 months
Longest it can run: 12 months
Contract dates: 9 July 2026 to 29 September 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 22000000, 64100000

Services in this contract

Direct mail production and mailingMain service£81k typicalUrgent bulk printing and mailing of participant notification letters

Lifecycle

Published
19 June 2026
Contract awardedto Paragon Peterborough Limited
19 June 2026
Contract starts
9 July 2026
Contract ends
29 September 2026

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UK Biobank Ltd

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The supplier

Paragon Peterborough Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3630239/urgent-bulk-printing-and-mailing
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b8b0
Last checked: 4 November 2026

UK Biobank Ltd. Urgent bulk printing and mailing. Contract award, 19 June 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3630239/urgent-bulk-printing-and-mailing (accessed 4 November 2026).