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Advertising of Statutory Notices

Newcastle City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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17 Sep 2026 at 13:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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31 Mar 2026 at 16:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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31 Mar 2026 at 16:19

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council procured advertising and marketing services to publish statutory notices and public announcements required by law. The requirement covers placing mandatory legal notices in publications that provide appropriate local coverage and reach a sufficient proportion of households across Newcastle upon Tyne. The contracted service includes advertising material and related advertising services (CPV 22462000 and 79340000). The council is the public-sector buyer and the work is delivered within the city. The requirement is centred on local public-information publishing rather than a general advertising campaign: suppliers must provide suitable publication channels for legally required notices and announcements, with sufficient reach among households in the council’s area.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award for a single lot, using the statutory-obligation and single-supplier technical-reasons rationale. The award date was 31 March 2026, to REACH PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED and REACH PLC. The awarded value is £660,000 excluding VAT, or £792,000 including VAT. The contract was signed on 15 June 2026 and runs from 16 June 2026 to 15 June 2028, with one optional 12-month extension available until 15 June 2029. The award record originally showed a planned period from 15 April 2026 to 14 April 2028, with a possible extension to 14 April 2029. The council’s rationale identified the Newcastle Chronicle and Newcastle Journal as satisfying the required coverage and household-reach conditions.

This award demonstrates established council demand for a publication route capable of carrying statutory notices and public announcements to households in Newcastle upon Tyne. A future competitor would need reliable access to suitable local or strongly localised publishing channels, demonstrable coverage across the city, and evidence that the required proportion of households can be reached. Credibility would also depend on being able to publish legally required notices accurately and consistently, support the council’s public-information duties, and provide an advertising service at the scale of a substantial multi-year public contract. Suppliers with strong local audience data, dependable production and placement processes, and experience handling statutory or public-sector notices would be best placed to compete when this requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Advertising of Statutory Notices

Notice Description

The Council is required by law to publish mandatory statutory notices and announcements as part of its duties and responsibilities. These notices must be placed in publications that provide appropriate local coverage and reach a sufficient proportion of households within the city.

Procurement Information

The Council has a statutory obligation to publish certain legal notices and public announcements in a publication that reaches the required proportion of households within the city. The Newcastle Chronicle and Newcastle Journal satisfy this requirement and are published by Reach Publishing Services Ltd.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0679e2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088210-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

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

CPV Codes

22462000 - Advertising material

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£660,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£660,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20266 months ago
Contract Period
16 Jun 2026 - 15 Jun 2028 2-3 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
Newcastle City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

REACH PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED

Reach PLC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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