Councils, NHS trusts, schools and academies, universities, housing associations, charities and other public bodies in the UK and Ireland order their publications from us on a simple written quote: annual reports, newsletters, prospectuses, training booklets, conference proceedings and guides, saddle-stitched, perfect bound or sewn, from 50 copies. Every job comes with a proof before production, a VAT invoice from our UK company and delivery duty paid.
Under the Procurement Act 2023, contracts below the publication thresholds (currently £12,000 for central government and £30,000 for other contracting authorities) do not have to be advertised: a quotation, kept on file, is sufficient for your buyer. In Ireland, purchases under €5,000 need no formal quotes and up to €50,000 three quotes are the usual practice. A publication order almost always sits inside these limits, which is why this page sets out exactly how we work with a public body, so that your finance team has every answer before the first order.
Five rules describe the relationship between a public buyer and Multi-pages: a written quote, payment on order, your purchase order, a VAT invoice and delivery duty paid.
The publications most often ordered by councils, trusts, schools and universities, each with the binding that suits it. Every publication is available from 50 copies; we do not produce runs under 50. Larger runs of several thousand copies are quoted on the same basis.
Perfect bound or sewn, matt laminated cover, for councils, trusts and housing associations presenting the year to members and residents.
See perfect bound booklets
Saddle-stitched, A4 or A5, printed each quarter or each term for residents, tenants, patients or alumni.
See magazine printing
Heavier cover, wire-o or perfect binding, designed to be kept through the application season.
See brochure printing
Saddle-stitched or wire-o so they lie flat, reprinted in small runs as the syllabus changes.
See academic printing
Perfect bound in A5 or A4, with numbered sections and an ISBN if you supply one.
See book printing
Patient guides, tenant handbooks, staff induction booklets, welcome packs for new residents or students.
See saddle-stapled booklets
For museums, archives and libraries: art paper, sewn binding available, hardback on request.
See catalogue printing
Short runs for committee meetings and public consultations, delivered to the meeting venue.
What your procurement and finance teams ask for before a first order, ready to download.
What you can expect from us on every order, without having to negotiate it.
Publications ordered from this site are invoiced by OFICIO LTD (United Kingdom). The group also operates OFICIO FRANCE SAS, 61 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris, for bodies that require a French invoice: say so when you request the quote. Your online account covers every brand of the OFICIO group.
Yes. Send the purchase order with the signed quote; the PO number is printed on the VAT invoice. Payment is still due on order, before production starts.
UK public bodies pay VAT like any other customer; the invoice shows the net amount, VAT and gross. For Irish bodies with a VAT number, reverse charge is applied where the rules allow it, and the treatment is stated on the quote.
Not at present. We supply directly on quotation below the publication thresholds, which covers most publication orders placed by a department or a school.
It depends on the binding, the page count and the run. Saddle-stitched newsletters are faster than sewn or hardback reports. The production time is written on the quote and confirmed when the proof is approved.
Yes. Split deliveries to several schools, offices or libraries are quoted on request, with a tracked parcel for each address.