Notice Information
Notice Title
Printing of Our North Tyneside Residents Magazine
Notice Description
North Tyneside Council is looking to appoint an experienced organisation to print their residents' magazine. This will be three editions per year in spring, summer and winter. The Contractor shall be required to print 98,500 magazines and deliver 97,300 copies to an organisation which the Authority has appointed to carry out its distribution; and the remaining 1,200 copies to the Authority's Quadrant headquarters. All copies of the magazines shall be delivered within seven days of receipt of the artwork from the Authority. Please note there are restrictions on the size of vehicles that can access the council offices site. Vehicles of class 1 HGV (Articulated Lorries) size and above are unable to access the site.
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-05a2d0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082898-2025
- 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
79800000 - Printing and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £66,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £66,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £66,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Dec 20254 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
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- Local Authority
- North Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Shiremoor
- Westminster Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082898-2025
15th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059988-2025
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: #OPEN20251636
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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