Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various Advertisements (Belfast City Council)
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast City Council (the ‘Council’) has awarded a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for local newspapers to print various advertisements.
CPV: Advertising material · Advertising services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Belfast City Council (the ‘Council’) has awarded a multi-supplier Framework Agreement…AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
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.
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).
- Price
- “Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Jan 2025, 08:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2025, 08:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
T2565- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011437- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d3f0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
Timeline
17 Feb 2025 → 27 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened17 Feb 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published27 Mar 2025, 08:50 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2025- Deadline moved to 24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT13 Feb 2025, 09:04 GMT+7 days · was 17 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Feb 2025, 09:04 GMT
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2025, 08:50 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 17 Feb 2025 | 24 Feb 2025 | +7 d |
Tender deadline extended by one week i.e, from Monday 17th February 2025 to Monday 24th February 2025.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various Advertisements (Belfast City Council Boundary Area)
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2025
- Value
- £800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Belfast Media GroupFramework contractor
- Mediahuis UK LtdFramework contractor
- National WorldFramework contractor
- The Irish News LtdFramework contractor
- Trinity Mirror PlcFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria