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Published 26 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Printing of Our North Tyneside Residents Magazine

Official notice

Authority: North Tyneside Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£66,000≈ £33k / year · £79,200 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Oct 2025awarded 15 Dec 2025
Awarded to Acorn Web Offset Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Tyneside Council is looking to appoint an experienced organisation to print their residents' magazine. This will be three editions per year in spring, summer and winter.

The Contractor shall be required to print 98,500 magazines and deliver 97,300 copies to an organisation which the Authority has appointed to carry out its distribution; and the remaining 1,200 copies to the Authority's Quadrant headquarters. All copies of the magazines shall be delivered within seven days of receipt of the artwork from the Authority. Please note there are restrictions on the size of vehicles that can access the council offices site. Vehicles of class 1 HGV (Articulated Lorries) size and above are unable to access the site.

CPV: Printing and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£66,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensionsValue: £66,000 exc. VAT · £79,200 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The contract is 2 x 12 months (to cover six editions) three editions per year (spring, summer and winter) for two years with the option to extend for a further 1 x 12 months at the Authority's discretion.
79800000 Printing and related 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Quality Award criteria as per tender documentation - 50% quality inclusive of 10% Social Value
  • Price: Pricing criteria as per tender documentation/Pricing schedule.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
Last source update
15 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
Authority reference
OPEN20251636
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059988
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Printing and related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a2d0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender submissions to be submitted via OPEN.

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

26 Sept 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published389 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
  2. Clarification questions by368 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline364 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published309 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
  5. Contract starts292 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    15 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Dec 2025, 13:34 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £66,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Acorn Web Offset LimitedSME£66,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Acorn Web Offset LimitedSME

    Signed
    15 Dec 2025
    Value
    £66,000
    Period
    1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 · up to 31 Jan 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The option for a 1 x 12 month extension.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYBQ-4733-WWLW Quadrant, North Tyneside, North East, NE27 0BYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ACORN WEB OFFSET LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02138711GB-PPON: PDRL-5837-TVZL Loscoe Close, Normanton Industrial Estate, Yorkshire & Humber, WF6 1TWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAll tender information and documentation are held on the above e-tendering portal. Search for the OPEN Reference: #OPEN20251636

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender