Decision details

Postal Vote Printing for Elections (ODD/057/2022)

Decision Maker: Executive Director Core Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

That a market tender be carried out to obtain a supplier for these products for the next three years with the potential to be extended for a further two years.

Reasons for the decision:

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council are legally bound by the Representation of the People Act 1983 to run an election process on behalf of its constituencies.  It is not possible to run a successful election without the production of postal voting packs and ballot papers. The internal print unit is not able to produce these items due to their complexity and the short timescales for their production.

Publication date: 06/10/2022

Date of decision: 01/08/2022