Published date: 30 April 2019
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Postal and telecommunications services - 64000000
Post and courier services - 64100000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£100,000
Procurement reference
WIGN001-DN391818-83294407
Published date
30 April 2019
Closing date
5 March 2019
Contract start date
1 April 2019
Contract end date
31 March 2021
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 with a detailed understanding of how to manage mass delivery services to deliver 'Borough Life', Wigan Council's resident's magazine, to every household in Wigan Borough. Flexibility and an ability to work to tight deadlines are essential. There are three editions of Borough Life per year and these are published in February, July and November. The required distribution of the magazine per edition under this Specification is 141,000 residential deliveries per edition (received by the distributor from the printer, bulk packed on pallets). You would be required to deliver to every household in Wigan Borough and 9,000 copies packed in boxes of 125 copies per box per edition (bulk deliveries - delivered by the printer to the distributor). Additional copies may require to be delivered for certain print runs e.g. to coincide with the Wigan 10 Kilometre run up to 5,000 additional copies (3,000 currently needed). We require all copies to be delivered within 21 days of receipt of the magazines from our print supplier. Interested applicants are directed to the Invitation to Tender documentation which contains a full specification for this service. The closing date for the receipt of final tender bids is Tuesday 5th March 2019 at 17:00.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Distribution of Wigan Council's Resident's Magazine Borough Life
- Opportunity
- Published 7 February 2019
Award information
Awarded date
25 April 2019
Contract start date
1 May 2019
Contract end date
30 April 2021
Total value of contract
£46,530
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
The Public Sector Leaflet Company T/A The National Leaflet Compa
Address
1 Gunpowder Square, Fleet Street, London, EC4A 3EP
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Mr. Jason Lythgoe-Hay
Address
Wigan Council, Public Relations, Directorate of Resources, Town Hall, Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
England
Website
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Closing: 5 March 2019