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Official procurement procedure
CAMBRIDGE MATTERS and OPEN DOOR MAGAZINE-DELIVERY
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£35,000
Submission deadline 17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Cambridge City Council: "CAMBRIDGE MATTERS and OPEN DOOR MAGAZINE-DELIVERY". Published status: complete. Published value: £35,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Cambridge City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £35,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Cambridge City Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Cambridge City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
-12.3%Historical Average
Competition Density
9.7Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Anglia Ruskin UniversityTop vendor: 16.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 23 active published awards; 20 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Anglia Ruskin University | 1 win | £201,600 |
| D2D DISTRIBUTION LIMITED | 1 win | £115,998 |
| SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED | 1 win | £100,000 |
| CARE NETWORK CAMBRIDGESHIRE | 1 win | £94,414 |
| VARSITY CONSULTING LTD | 1 win | £90,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCambridge City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST | Last source update15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06aba9 | ||
What is being bought
Cambridge City Council are seeking a supplier to deliver two separate residents' magazines- Cambridge Matters and Open Door.
Cambridge Matters is Cambridge City Council's magazine for residents, to be delivered to all residential households in the city as a 16-page, full colour, A4 sized magazine.
Open Door is Cambridge City Council's tenant and leaseholder magazine, to be delivered to 7700 specified residential properties in the city as a 16-page, full colour, A4 sized magazine.
The Council would like to contract a supplier to deliver the magazine three times per year. The council's requirement is for a supplier to liaise with our nominated printers and manage the delivery of the magazine. The Cambridge Matters magazine will go to all 53,500+ residential properties in the city, of those, Open Door will only be delivered to 7,700 specified residential properties. Address data will be provided for the 7700 Open Door properties. We welcome recommendations for how best to achieve this outcome.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST - Status changed to complete
15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST - Official notice release published
15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST - Published value updated to £35,000
2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST - Status changed to active
2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST - Official notice release published
2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST - Submission deadline changed to 17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST - Buyer information updated
2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST - Submission deadline
17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST - Award active
15 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £115,998
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards D2D DISTRIBUTION LIMITED £115,998 · 15 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 7 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 5 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 5 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Cambridge City Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCBT-6819-NDPJAward and contract changes
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