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Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various Advertisements (Belfast City Council)

Advertising material
Advertising services
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Belfast City Council: "Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various Advertisements (Belfast City Council)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBelfast City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Belfast City Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Belfast City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.1Bids / Report
44.8% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 58 active published awards; 58 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBelfast City Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Mar 2025, 08:50 GMT
Last source update27 Mar 2025, 08:50 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAdvertising material, Advertising services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04d3f0
What is being bought
Belfast City Council (the ‘Council’) has awarded a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for local newspapers to print various advertisements.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2025, 08:50 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    27 Mar 2025, 08:50 GMT
  3. tender value changed
    13 Feb 2025, 09:04 GMT
  4. Status changed to published status
    13 Feb 2025, 09:04 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    13 Feb 2025, 09:04 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    13 Feb 2025, 09:04 GMT
  7. Buyer information updated
    13 Feb 2025, 09:04 GMT
  8. Published value updated to £800,000
    17 Jan 2025, 08:57 GMT
  9. Status changed to active
    17 Jan 2025, 08:57 GMT
  10. Official notice release published
    17 Jan 2025, 08:57 GMT
  11. Submission deadline changed to 17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
    17 Jan 2025, 08:57 GMT
  12. Buyer information updated
    17 Jan 2025, 08:57 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Belfast City Council (the ‘Council’) has awarded a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the placement of various advertisements in newspaper titles which are available within the Council area. The type of adverts that the Council currently places, and which are required to be covered under the new Framework include: • legal notices • tenders • licensing ads • road closure ads • recruitment ads • funding ads • ROP ads for various campaigns Additional information: To be appointed on to the framework, minimum standards applied i.e., pass/fail criteria.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Mar 2025, 08:50 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 19 Mar 2025, 00:00 GMT · £800,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Belfast Media Group, Mediahuis UK Ltd, National World, The Irish News Ltd, Trinity Mirror Plc
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various Advertisements (Belfast City Council Boundary Area)
£800,000 · signed 19 Mar 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 5 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Belfast City Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-21397
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  • Belfast City Council
    buyer

    9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT2 8DJ
    cps@belfastcity.gov.uk

  • Belfast Media Group
    supplier

    2 Hannahstown Hill, Belfast, UKN06, BT17 0LT

  • Mediahuis UK Ltd
    supplier

    33 Clarendon Dock, Belfast, UKN06, BT1 3BG

  • National World
    supplier

    PO BOX 624, Craigavon, UKN07, BT64 9ER

  • Royal Courts of Justice
    reviewBody

    Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 3JF

  • The Irish News Ltd
    supplier

    Fountain Centre, Belfast, UKN06, BT1 6ET

  • Trinity Mirror Plc
    supplier

    415 Holywood Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT4 2GU
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