Published date: 15 July 2022

Last edited date: 27 July 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 August 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed books, brochures and leaflets - 22100000

  • Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines - 22200000

  • Printing and related services - 79800000

    • Publishing services - 79970000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£170,000

Procurement reference

WIGN001-DN622195-22129835

Published date

15 July 2022

Closing date

16 August 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 November 2022

Contract end date

31 October 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Wigan Council is looking for an experienced provider to print 'Borough Life', Wigan Council's resident's magazine. Flexibility and an ability to work to tight deadlines are essential. Borough Life was the winner of the Best Corporate Publication at the CorpComms Awards in 2016 in the 'Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Organisations' category. Copy, design and photography for the magazine are all done in house. You can familiarise yourself with Wigan Council via www.wigan.gov.uk. You can also download a pdf of Borough Life from the website www.wigan.gov.uk/BoroughLife.

There are three editions of Borough Life per year and these have historically been published in February, July and November. Where possible, Wigan Council will endeavour to provide three months' notice of the publication date required for each edition. The first edition to be printed under this contract will be in November 2022.

The required printing of the magazine per edition under this Specification is as follows: 148,000 copies per edition (to be delivered by the printer to the distributor); and, 9,600 copies packed in boxes of 100 copies per box per edition (bulk deliveries - delivered by the printer to the distributor); and, 1,000 copies delivered to Wigan Town Hall. Additional copies may be required for certain print runs e.g. to coincide with the Wigan 10 Kilometre run up to 5,000 additional copies (3,000 currently needed) or if there is a more general increase to the numbers of copies required.

A Specification for the printing of the magazine is included within the Invitation to Tender document.

It is intended that the contract will run for an initial period of 1 year with two 12-month extension options to be taken at the discretion of Wigan Council.

The deadline for the receipt of final tender bids is Tuesday 16th August 2022 at 17:00.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Printing of Wigan Council's Resident's Magazine Borough Life 2022 - 2024 (2025)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 15 July 2022

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Mr. Mark O'Brien

Address

Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
England

Email

Mark.Obrien@wigan.gov.uk

Website

http://www.wigan.gov.uk/