Official UK procurement notice
Framework for The Distribution of Sunderland Newsletter
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework to appoint a company to distribute the Sunderland Newsletter to all households within Sunderland.
The framework will be awarded and will operate on a sole supplier basis.
This is a framework and quantities may vary during the framework term. As such the Council makes no guarantee of any quantities, values, or orders under this framework.
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Published description of the framework
The framework will be awarded and will operate on a sole supplier basis.
This is a framework and quantities may vary during the framework term. As such the Council makes no guarantee of any quantities, values, or orders under this framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
- “Framework for The Distribution of Sunderland Newsletter” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Feb 2026, 10:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2026, 10:44 GMT
- Authority reference
OPEN20251726- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011703- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064c0bFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published10 Feb 2026, 10:44 GMTUK7
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
Contract 1
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Value
- £94,380
- Period
- 10 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2030
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- SWIFT ADVERTISING NE LTD.Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender