Official UK procurement notice
Distribution of Our North Tyneside Residents Magazine
Authority: North Tyneside Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Tyneside Council is looking to appoint an experienced organisation to provide a service to distribute a free residents' magazine to every residential property within the Borough of North Tyneside. This will be three editions per year in spring, summer and winter.
The Contractor shall take delivery of 97,300 magazines on pallets from the organisation appointed by the Authority to print them, and distribute a copy to every residential property in the Borough, including residential homes, flats, sheltered and multiple accommodations. Full distribution shall be completed within ten working days of receiving delivery of the magazines.
CPV: Printing and distribution services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£36,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality Award criteria as per tender documentation - 50% quality inclusive of 10% Social Value
- Price: Pricing criteria as per tender documentation/Pricing schedule.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Sept 2025, 09:38 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2025, 15:08 GMT
- Authority reference
OPEN20251635- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059963- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a2bdFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tender submissions to be submitted via OPEN.
Timeline
26 Sept 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published396 days ago26 Sept 2025, 09:38 BST
- Clarification questions by374 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline370 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published313 days ago17 Dec 2025, 15:08 GMT
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025- Tender notice published26 Sept 2025, 09:38 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published17 Dec 2025, 15:08 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete17 Dec 2025, 15:08 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT ADVERTISING NE LTD. | £61,299 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Distribution of Our North Tyneside Residents Magazine · SWIFT ADVERTISING NE LTD.
- Signed
- 17 Dec 2025
- Value
- £61,299
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The option for a 1 x 12 month extension.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SWIFT ADVERTISING NE LTD.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All tender information and documentation are held on the above e-tendering portal. Search for the OPEN Reference: #OPEN20251635
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender