Supply of Newspapers to the Parliamentary Estate

Corporate Officer of the House of CommonscontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05cd95Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£855k

Awarded 23 Apr 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

13 May 2026

Description

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (the Authority) sought a supplier for the provision of newspapers to the Parliamentary Estate. The Authority requires the timely delivery of national, regional and international newspapers and a limited selection of periodicals to an offsite consolidation centre, from where the Authority will arrange onward delivery to designated locations across the Estate. These publications must be made available to Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, and Parliamentary staff on the day of publication.

Scope

Reference
GSV4085
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
04 May 2026 to 04 May 2029
Possible extension to 04 May 2031

The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three (3) years, with options to extend by up to two (2) further one‑year periods. Any extension will be exercised at the Authority’s discretion to ensure continuity of service, maintain value for money, and subject to satisfactory supplier performance and ongoing business need.

CPV classifications
22200000
22210000
64111000
Contract locations
Westminster, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
CommercialTenderers must complete the Pricing Basket. Scoring methodology is outlined in the tender documents.price40.00%
QualityTenderers must respond to quality questions. Scoring methodology is outlined in the tender documents.quality50.00%
Social ValueTenderers must respond to social value questions. Scoring methodology is outlined in the tender documents.quality10.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Conditions of Participation: Legal and financial and Technical Ability to perform the contract (Refer to PSQ documents).

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£855k

Award date

23 Apr 2026

Contract start

31 May 2026

Contract end

31 May 2029

Awarded to