The West Yorkshire-based print management firm, part of Williams Lea, the London-based print and facilities management group, will be responsible for all the organisations marketing and corporate print production.

Alistair McIntosh UK managing director Steven Oates declined to put a value on the contract, but hoped it would run into the long term.

"We will be looking to improve services and provide significant cost reductions," said Oates.

The NSPCC operates across 180 locations dealing with over 200 different suppliers. Oates said one of the initial tasks would be to look at consolidating where possible, reducing cost overheads and adding value to existing services.

"As a charity, it relies on charitable donations and we want to see as much of that funding maintained as possible," he said.

Storage and distribution costs will also be examined, and Alistair McIntosh will establish an on-site procurement team for the organisation, creating and managing a preferred supplier base on the NSPCCs behalf.

Although Alistair McIntosh has worked with other charitable organisations, Oates said this contract was the first of its kind to be awarded to the company in terms of scale.

The NSPCC, in operation for over 100 years, specialises in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.

Story by Andy Scott