Notice Information
Notice Title
Distribution of the Sandwell Herald 2024 to 2026
Notice Description
The Sandwell Herald is the council's newspaper for residents. The Herald is designed fully in-house and print is handled through a separate contract. Sandwell Council's Communications and Corporate Affairs Team required a contactor to handle the distribution of approximately 146,825 copies of the Sandwell Herald newspaper in line with its current look for up to six editions for the period 05 February 2024 to 31 January 2026. The number of editions over the two-year contract, pagination and quantities required are subject to budget and demand. Public Health Booklets Distribution and Print Sandwell Council's Public Health Team is expecting to publish up to three booklets over two years - this includes two winter booklets (anticipated to distribute in late November 2025 and late November 2026), with the potential for one further booklet at some point during the two-year contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Sandwell Herald is the council's newspaper for residents. The Herald is designed fully in-house and print is handled through a separate contract. Sandwell Council's Communications and Corporate Affairs Team required a contactor to handle the distribution of approximately 146,825 copies of the Sandwell Herald newspaper in line with its current look for up to six editions for the period 05 February 2024 to 31 January 2026. The number of editions over the two-year contract, pagination and quantities required are subject to budget and demand. Public Health Booklets Distribution and Print Sandwell Council's Public Health Team is expecting to publish up to three booklets over two years - this includes two winter booklets (anticipated to distribute in late November 2025 and late November 2026), with the potential for one further booklet at some point during the two-year contract.
Renewal: Contract to be renewed in 2 years subject to future budgetary funding
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042679
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004605-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
64111000 - Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals
79824000 - Printing and distribution services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £211,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £183,651 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Jan 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Jan 20242 years ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Neil Whitehouse
- Contact Email
- michelle_hackwood@sandwell.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OLDBURY
- Postcode
- B69 3DB
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG37 Sandwell
- Delivery Location
- TLG37 Sandwell
-
- Local Authority
- Sandwell
- Electoral Ward
- Oldbury
- Westminster Constituency
- West Bromwich
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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