Notice Information
Notice Title
Distribution of Our North Tyneside Residents Magazine
Notice Description
North Tyneside Council is looking to appoint an experienced organisation to provide a service to distribute a free residents' magazine to every residential property within the Borough of North Tyneside. This will be three editions per year in spring, summer and winter. The Contractor shall take delivery of 97,300 magazines on pallets from the organisation appointed by the Authority to print them, and distribute a copy to every residential property in the Borough, including residential homes, flats, sheltered and multiple accommodations. Full distribution shall be completed within ten working days of receiving delivery of the magazines.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract is 2 x 12 months (to cover six editions) three editions per year (spring, summer and winter) for two years with the option to extend for a further 1 x 12 months at the Authority's discretion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a2bd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083951-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £36,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £36,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £61,299 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Bailey Spray
- Contact Email
- bailey.spray@northtyneside.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTH TYNESIDE
- Postcode
- NE27 0BY
- 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
- TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- North Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Shiremoor
- Westminster Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083951-2025
17th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059963-2025
26th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.open-uk.org/
All tender information and documentation are held on the above e-tendering portal. Search for the OPEN Reference: #OPEN20251635
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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