Notice Information
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Notice Title
Contract for Print and Digital Delivery Fulfilment Services
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Notice Description
Gateshead Council wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide a mailing fulfilment service for the printing and digital delivery of its Revenues, Benefits, Financial Assessments, Direct Payments, Housing and Exchequers documents.
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Planning Information
Gateshead Council is undertaking a market engagement exercise to establish the level of interest in this opportunity, to gather information and improve our understanding of the market. Interested Contractors are invited to complete a market engagement questionnaire which can be accessed via the Open e-tendering system: https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overview/public/6c9b7a0c-8f19-43ca-9305-bc6e3f7be638
Notice Details
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Notice Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-05494f
- Publication Source
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Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- Current Stage
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Tender
- All Stages
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Planning, Tender
- Notice Type
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UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
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Standard
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Procurement Method
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Open
- Procurement Method Details
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Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
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Not specified
- Awardee Scale
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Not specified
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
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64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- CPV Codes
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64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
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Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
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£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
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£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
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Not specified
- Contracts Value
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Not specified
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Notice Dates
- Publication Date
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11 Aug 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
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15 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
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27 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
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Not specified
- Contract Period
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12 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
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Not specified
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Notice Status
- Tender Status
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Active
- Lots Status
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Active
- Awards Status
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Not Specified
- Contracts Status
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Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
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Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Contact Name
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Not specified
- Contact Email
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procurement@gateshead.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
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Not specified
- Locality
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GATESHEAD
- Postcode
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NE8 1HH
- Post Town
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Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
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England
- Major Region (ITL 1)
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TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
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TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
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TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
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TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Local Authority
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Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
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Bridges
- Westminster Constituency
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Gateshead Central and Whickham
Buyer Location
Further Information
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Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047641-2025
11th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032843-2025
17th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032615-2025
16th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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Notice URLs
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