Distribution of Our North Tyneside Residents Magazine

North Tyneside Borough CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05a2bdProcurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£36k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

26 Sept 2025

Deadline 21 Oct 2025

Description

North Tyneside Council is looking to appoint an experienced organisation to provide a service to distribute a free residents' magazine to every residential property within the Borough of North Tyneside. This will be three editions per year in spring, summer and winter. The Contractor shall take delivery of 97,300 magazines on pallets from the organisation appointed by the Authority to print them, and distribute a copy to every residential property in the Borough, including residential homes, flats, sheltered and multiple accommodations. Full distribution shall be completed within ten working days of receiving delivery of the magazines.

Scope

Reference
OPEN20251635
Total value
£36,000 excluding VAT
£43,200 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2027
Possible extension to 31 Dec 2028

The contract is 2 x 12 months (to cover six editions) three editions per year (spring, summer and winter) for two years with the option to extend for a further 1 x 12 months at the Authority's discretion.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
79824000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
QualityQuality Award criteria as per tender documentation - 50% quality inclusive of 10% Social Valuequality60.00%
PricePricing criteria as per tender documentation/Pricing schedule.price40.00%

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
17 Oct 2025, 11:00 am
Submission deadline
21 Oct 2025, 11:00 am
Submission address
Tender submissions to be submitted via OPEN. https://www.open-uk.org/
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition