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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/iwm-2425-pub-3391-publishing-sales-and-distribution-services-for-imperial-war-museums-ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Imperial War Museum: "IWM/2425/Pub/3391: Publishing Sales and Distribution Services for Imperial War Museums". Published status: complete. Published Value: £120,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Imperial War Museum](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/imperial-war-museum-gov-pb172)
- **Published Value:** £120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 June 2025 at 18:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printing and distribution services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/iwm-2425-pub-3391-publishing-sales-and-distribution-services-for-imperial-war-museums-ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/iwm-2425-pub-3391-publishing-sales-and-distribution-services-for-imperial-war-museums-ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/iwm-2425-pub-3391-publishing-sales-and-distribution-services-for-imperial-war-museums-ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9#participate

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79824000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £120,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 10/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021203-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-12T16:05:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:49:54.069Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0512e9