Tender

IWM/2425/Pub/3391: Publishing Sales and Distribution Services for Imperial War Museums

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS

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12 Dec 2025 at 16:05

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
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14 May 2025 at 11:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Imperial War Museums initiated a tender process under the title "IWM/2425/Pub/3391: Publishing Sales and Distribution Services for Imperial War Museums." The tender pertains to the industry category of services, specifically focusing on printing and distribution services with CPV code 79824000. Located in London, the buying organisation is a public authority within sub-central government. The procurement stage has been completed with the cancellation of the award in July 2025, following the tender commencement in May 2025. The opportunity outlined the procurement of worldwide sales and distribution for IWM Publishing over a contract period of three years, initially set to commence in September 2025. This tender required submissions by 16th June 2025 as part of an open competition under the procurement method of "Below threshold - open competition."

The procurement offers substantial opportunity for growth to businesses specialising in publishing sales and distribution due to its wide geographical scope, including Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Suitable candidates for this tender are small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), which can excel in areas prioritising cost and quality evaluations within the award criteria. The contract includes a potential renewal at the discretion of the Imperial War Museums, which provides further engagement prospects. Suppliers adept at handling extensive backlogs of titles and providing comprehensive sales representation and storage solutions would find this procurement process well-aligned with their business capabilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IWM/2425/Pub/3391: Publishing Sales and Distribution Services for Imperial War Museums

Notice Description

IWM is tendering for a three-year contract to provide Worldwide Sales and Distribution for IWM Publishing wholesale distribution and sales representation, including Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia & New Zealand. IWM Publishing produces c.10-12 new titles per year, with an extensive backlist of 60 titles. The successful supplier will provide sales representation for all IWM titles in print and facilitate the B2B wholesale distribution and storage of these titles. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Printing-and-distribution-services./8GHQC2V497 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8GHQC2V497

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: An extra year will be offered at IWM's discretion provided the contract value to the partner is still estimated to be below threshold.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082634-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79824000 - Printing and distribution services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Dec 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 6HZ
Post Town
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
St George's
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

Notice Documents

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