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title: "Contract for the Printing of the Durham County News (DCN) & Other Publications"
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# Contract for the Printing of the Durham County News (DCN) & Other Publications

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-printing-of-the-durham-county-news-dcn-other-publications-ocds-h6vhtk-03123a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Contract for the Printing of the Durham County News (DCN) & Other Publications". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.nepo.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 March 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-printing-of-the-durham-county-news-dcn-other-publications-ocds-h6vhtk-03123a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03123a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-printing-of-the-durham-county-news-dcn-other-publications-ocds-h6vhtk-03123a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-printing-of-the-durham-county-news-dcn-other-publications-ocds-h6vhtk-03123a#participate

## Description
Durham County Council was seeking to appoint a sole Contractor to print the Council's Durham County News four times a year (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter).
There may also be a requirement to Print a Guide to Services and an Essential Guide to Summer Fun (together "the Publications), Both Guides could potentially be subject to Council review in the future in terms of how they are delivered.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79810000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000
- **Description:** Durham County Council was seeking to appoint a sole Contractor to print the Council's Durham County News four times a year (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter).
There may also be a requirement to Print a Guide to Services and an Essential Guide to Sum...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract for the Printing of the Durham County News (DCN) and Other Publications (active)
  - Award id: `009249-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Acorn Web Offset Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-49107`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract for the Printing of the Durham County News (DCN) and Other Publications (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009249-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-06T12:00:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:43:27.462Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03123a