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.


Closing: 1 December 2017

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

Email

aaron.rush@newcastle.gov.uk