Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for Print and Digital Delivery Fulfilment Services
Notice Description
Contract to provide a mailing fulfilment service for the printing and digital delivery of its Revenues, Benefits, Financial Assessments, Direct Payments, Housing and Exchequers documents.
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
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05494f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077340-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 13 Oct 20251 months ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Dec 2025 - 6 Dec 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Cancelled
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GATESHEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@gateshead.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GATESHEAD
- Postcode
- NE8 1HH
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- 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
- Gateshead
- Electoral Ward
- Bridges
- Westminster Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077340-2025
26th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077324-2025
26th November 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065209-2025
14th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
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
Notice URLs
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