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Provision of Print and Distribution of Streets Ahead Magazine for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 Oct 2026 at 13:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

15 Oct 2026 at 12:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

26 Aug 2026 at 13:15

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive procured development, printing and distribution of approximately 80,750 copies of its Streets Ahead magazine. The work covers the magazine’s development as well as its production and delivery, making this a combined publishing, print and distribution service rather than a print-only requirement. The Housing Executive is the buyer. The delivery location is in Northern Ireland; the award data identifies the country but gives no more specific delivery place. The requirement was treated as a single service because its interdependent elements were considered impractical to divide and dividing them was expected to add cost and risk. The procurement was classed as services, covering printed matter and printing and distribution services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to G.P.S. Colour Graphics Limited, also listed as G P S Colour Graphics Ltd. The award date was 14 October 2026; the contract was signed on 26 October 2026 and runs from 27 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. Its value is £96,852 excluding VAT (£116,222 including VAT). The buyer used a competitive flexible procedure with qualification, then quality assessment and cost assessment; quality carried 30% and cost 70%. Three tenders were received and two reached the final stage. The procurement had one lot, with no further division. The tender was due by 21 September 2026, and enquiries closed on 14 September 2026. The contract allows additional purchases while it is valid.

This award shows demand for a supplier able to manage an integrated magazine service: development, print production and distribution of a substantial circulation, with responsibility across linked stages rather than one isolated task. A credible competitor would need the capacity to coordinate content development, printing and delivery for the Housing Executive, and to demonstrate reliable delivery across the full service. The competition included small and medium-sized enterprises at the final stage, so the requirement was accessible to businesses of that scale as well as larger suppliers. Evaluation placed greater weight on cost than quality, while still allocating a meaningful share to quality; suppliers would therefore need a competitive price supported by convincing answers on service quality. The buyer expects the requirement to recur, making this a useful indication of the type of combined print and distribution work it buys.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Print and Distribution of Streets Ahead Magazine for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Notice Description

Tenders are invited for the development, print and distribution of 80,750 copies (approx.) of the 'Streets Ahead' magazine as described in the Specification and in accordance with the Housing Executive's Conditions of Contract included within the Tender Documentation. Due to the nature and the interdependence of all aspects of the required Service, it is neither practical nor desirable to divide the proposed contract into lots. To do so would likely add unnecessary cost and risk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec80
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101027-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

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

CPV Codes

22000000 - Printed matter and related products

79824000 - Printing and distribution services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£96,852 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£96,852 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
21 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
27 Oct 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
2027-08-31

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8PB
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

G P S COLOUR GRAPHICS LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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