Official UK procurement notice
Distribution of the Sandwell Herald 2024 to 2026
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Sandwell Herald is the council’s newspaper for residents. The Herald is designed fully in-house and print is handled through a separate contract. Sandwell Council’s Communications and Corporate Affairs Team required a contactor to handle the distribution of approximately 146,825 copies of the Sandwell Herald newspaper in line with its current look for up to six editions for the period 05 February 2024 to 31 January 2026. The number of editions over the two-year contract, pagination and quantities required are subject to budget and demand. Public Health Booklets Distribution and Print Sandwell Council’s Public Health Team is expecting to publish up to three booklets over two years – this includes two winter booklets (anticipated to distribute in late November 2025 and late November 2026), with the potential for one further booklet at some point during the two-year contract.
CPV: Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals · Printing and distribution services
The lotProcurement structure
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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: 40%
- Price: 60%
- Suitability
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- Economic & financial standing
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Minimum: Please refer to the ITT documents - Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 18 Dec 2023, 14:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2024, 12:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SMBC 23090- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004605- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042679Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Jan 2024 → 12 Feb 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Contract starts5 Feb 2024
- Notice published12 Feb 2024, 12:35 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Feb 2024, 12:35 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Letterbox Consultancy Limited | £183,652 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004605-2024-Distribution of the Sandwell Herald-1 · The Letterbox Consultancy Limited
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2024
- Value
- £183,652
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Letterbox Consultancy LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.