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IWM/2425/Pub/3391: Publishing Sales and Distribution Services for Imperial War Museums

Official notice

Authority: Imperial War Museums (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£120,000≈ £40k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Jun 2025
Contract term 3 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

IWM is tendering for a three-year contract to provide Worldwide Sales and Distribution for IWM Publishing wholesale distribution and sales representation, including Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.

IWM Publishing produces c.10-12 new titles per year, with an extensive backlist of 60 titles. The successful supplier will provide sales representation for all IWM titles in print and facilitate the B2B wholesale distribution and storage of these titles.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Printing-and-distribution-services./8GHQC2V497

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8GHQC2V497

CPV: Printing and distribution services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 — 1 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
Value
£120,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
An extra year will be offered at IWM's discretion provided the contract value to the partner is still estimated to be below threshold.
79824000 Printing and distribution services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Qualitative Evaluation — 47%
  • Presentation Stage — 33%
  • Cost Evaluation — 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Cost Evaluation — Long criteria description
  • Qualitative Evaluation — Long criteria description
  • Presentation Stage — Long criteria description

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
Cancelled
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Printing and distribution services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
16 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    14 May 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
  3. Contract starts388 days ago
    1 Sept 2025, 01:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published285 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—11 Jul 2025Cancelled

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    12 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    14 May 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Imperial War Museums

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHRL-5691-LLXM IWM London, Lambeth Road, London, London, SE1 6HZ 0207 416 5000

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender