Published date: 27 November 2017
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Printing and distribution services - 79824000
Location of contract
North East
Value of contract
£100,000
Procurement reference
005432
Published date
27 November 2017
Closing date
1 December 2017
Contract start date
1 April 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Council wishes to procure an organisation to deliver magazines and other literature and promotional items in bulk and door to door. The main item being the Council's magazine for residents 'Citylife', which is to be delivered door to door to every household and business within the boundaries of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. Citylife is a tabloid-sized magazine with 36 to 48 pages with a print run of 121,000. There are currently two issues of Citylife a year.
In addition a guide to lifelong learning magazine is currently distributed to all households and businesses in the city three times a year. The guide to lifelong learning is also a tabloid-sized publication with 28 to 40 pages with a print run of 143,000.
About the buyer
Contact name
Aaron Rush
Address
Civic Centre
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8QH
England
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