Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Magazine Printing Services
Buyer: Ashford Borough Council →
View official notice ↗Official source
BuyerAshford Borough Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline9 Dec 2025
Value£56,000
Published30 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Ashford Borough Council (ABC) are looking to procure a provider for the printing of the Ashford For You Magazine. There are two editions per year, delivered to households across the borough of Ashford, Kent.
Lot details
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Recurring requirementNot published
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Special regimeNot published
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Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierWALSTEAD GROUP LIMITED
Contracts
Magazine Printing Services
Statusactive
Value£47,600
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No documents are published in the current source record.
Source data inventory
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|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 008633-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri Jan 30 2026 16:20:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074386-2025 |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | award, contract | 008633-2026 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | tenderUpdate | 074386-2025 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | tender | 073867-2025 |
| 29 Jul 2025 | planning | 043761-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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