Provision of Specialist Printing Services for Council Tax and Business Rates Documents by Blackpool Council
BLACKPOOL COUNCIL · Awarded contract
AwardedProvision of Specialist Printing Services for Council Tax and Business Rates Documents by Blackpool Council
Awarded 13 Jan 2026
Awarded13 Jan 2026
Value£1,250,000.00
AgencyBLACKPOOL COUNCIL
RegionNorth West
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Expires in 4y 2mo5y term, 16% elapsed
Awarded 13 Jan 2026Expires 12 Jan 2031
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Blackpool Council awarded a contract to Critiqom Limited trading as Mail Metrics for the provision of specialist printing services for annual Council Tax Bills, annual Business Rates Bills, annual Housing Benefit and annual Council Tax Reduction Scheme Letters, plus daily Council Tax and Business Rates documents, including Council Tax Reduction letters.
The contract was called off from YPO Framework RM6280 (Postal services and solutions) and is valued at £1,250,000.
Blackpool Council hosts a shared Revenues and Benefits Service for Blackpool and Fylde Borough Councils.
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