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title: "IWM/2425/Pub/3391: Publishing Sales and Distribution Services for Imperial War Museums"
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# IWM/2425/Pub/3391: Publishing Sales and Distribution Services for Imperial War Museums

Buyer: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9

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## Summary

The Imperial War Museums initiated a tender process under the title "IWM/2425/Pub/3391: Publishing Sales and Distribution Services for Imperial War Museums." The tender pertains to the industry category of services, specifically focusing on printing and distribution services with CPV code 79824000. Located in London, the buying organisation is a public authority within sub-central government. The procurement stage has been completed with the cancellation of the award in July 2025, following the tender commencement in May 2025. The opportunity outlined the procurement of worldwide sales and distribution for IWM Publishing over a contract period of three years, initially set to commence in September 2025. This tender required submissions by 16th June 2025 as part of an open competition under the procurement method of "Below threshold - open competition."

The procurement offers substantial opportunity for growth to businesses specialising in publishing sales and distribution due to its wide geographical scope, including Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Suitable candidates for this tender are small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), which can excel in areas prioritising cost and quality evaluations within the award criteria. The contract includes a potential renewal at the discretion of the Imperial War Museums, which provides further engagement prospects. Suppliers adept at handling extensive backlogs of titles and providing comprehensive sales representation and storage solutions would find this procurement process well-aligned with their business capabilities.

## Notice

IWM is tendering for a three-year contract to provide Worldwide Sales and Distribution for IWM Publishing wholesale distribution and sales representation, including Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia & New Zealand. IWM Publishing produces c.10-12 new titles per year, with an extensive backlist of 60 titles. The successful supplier will provide sales representation for all IWM titles in print and facilitate the B2B wholesale distribution and storage of these titles. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Printing-and-distribution-services./8GHQC2V497 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8GHQC2V497

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: An extra year will be offered at IWM's discretion provided the contract value to the partner is still estimated to be below threshold.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082634-2025 |
| Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | £120,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Cancelled |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 6HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | St George's |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79824000 - Printing and distribution services

## Release History

- 12 Dec 2025 at 16:05 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082634-2025
- 14 May 2025 at 11:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021203-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082634-2025
  12th December 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021203-2025
  14th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8GHQC2V497
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Printing-and-distribution-services./8GHQC2V497
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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