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Publication of statutory and other notices in newspaper

Liverpool City Council

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07 Aug 2026 at 12:09

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council is seeking a single supplier to place statutory and other public notices in one newspaper circulating across the Liverpool City Council area. The service covers publishing notices such as planning application notifications, traffic regulation order proposals, council tax setting, proposed compulsory purchase orders, and school closures or mergers. This is a publishing service requirement delivered for Liverpool. The expected activity is around 250 notices per year, in different sizes, although the Council does not guarantee a volume of notices or grant exclusivity. The requirement is suited to newspaper publishers or media businesses with an established local circulation and the operational capability to receive, format, schedule and publish a varied range of statutory and other council notices.

The procurement has reached tender: Liverpool City Council invited offers through an open procedure. Enquiries were due by 27 August 2026 at 12:00, and offers were due by 4 September 2026 at 12:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2029. Its estimated value is £450,000 excluding VAT, or £540,000 including VAT. There is one lot. Evaluation is based on price at 60%, quality at 30% and social value at 10%. The service volume may fluctuate with Council demand, and the successful provider must accommodate increases or decreases from the stated expected volumes. Offers may be submitted electronically in English. The Council expects a further procurement process from 1 April 2029.

This opportunity suits an established newspaper publisher with circulation covering Liverpool City Council’s area and the systems to manage recurring statutory-publication work. Relevant capability includes handling notices with different formats and sizes, applying accurate publication processes, and meeting deadlines for planning, traffic, taxation, compulsory purchase and education-related notices. Suppliers should have enough production and advertising capacity to absorb changes in demand rather than relying on a fixed annual workload. Experience serving public bodies or publishing legally significant notices would support the quality requirement, while a credible approach to social value will contribute to the evaluation. The requirement is focused on one newspaper and one supplier, so businesses able to provide the full local publication service directly are best placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Publication of statutory and other notices in newspaper

Notice Description

The Council is looking to appoint a single supplier for the placing of statutory and other notices in one newspaper with circulation in the area of Liverpool City Council. Notices include (amongst others) notification of planning applications, proposals for traffic regulation orders, setting of council tax, proposed compulsory purchase orders and school closures and mergers. The contract will have no guaranteed volume of notices or exclusivity. From previous years volumes, it is anticipated that the council will place in the region of 250 notices, of differing sizes, each year under the proposed contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The volume of the services under the proposed contract is not fixed and will vary throughout the contract term. This will be influenced by demand within the Council and may fluctuate up or down from the volumes stated in this notice or the procurement documents. The successful provider will be expected to accommodate such fluctuations.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df00
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075251-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79970000 - Publishing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2029-04-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD72 Liverpool
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Further Information

Notice Documents

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