GovPrint, the government shared print service
GovPrint is the government's shared print service, delivered by the Government Property Agency and powered by Cirros. One ID card, any GovPrint building.
Read moreMHCLG and Defra on moving to GovPrint
Two government departments have written about their move to GovPrint, the Government Property Agency's shared print service that runs on the Cirros platform.
MHCLG: efficiency and digital sustainability
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's Live Services team rolled GovPrint out across 18 locations during 2025. Colleagues can now print in any government building that uses GovPrint, with the same screens they know. The department avoided a costly procurement of its own and reduced its printer fleet, and uncollected jobs are deleted automatically, which saves paper.
Read the MHCLG Digital blog post
Defra: sustainability and social value
Defra's move to GovPrint reduced its printer estate. Its end-of-life devices were dismantled in prison workshops at HMP Highpoint South and HMP The Mount, with zero waste to landfill.
Read the Defra post on the Sustainable ICT blog
Both posts are published by their departments on GOV.UK blogs.
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