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Published 8 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Publication of Statutory Notices

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Harrow (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI74)
Awarded value£450,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Newsquest Media Group Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Publication of statutory traffic management orders and planning notices in the local public / printed press (Harrow) - demand led volumes.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London
79970000 Publishing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST
Last source update
4 Sept 2025, 09:07 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053753
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0583f1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Harrow has a statutory obligation to publish traffic management orders and planning notices in the printed local press.

It is established that the Harrow Times is the sole outlet for this requirement and Newsquest Media Group are the publisher for the Harrow Times.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 4 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 09:07 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 11:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 09:07 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £450,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Newsquest Media Group Ltd1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: The London Borough of Harrow intends to award a 2 year contract to commence 01 September 2025 up to 31 August 2027 with a 2 year extension option until 31 August 2029. It is planned to undertake a review of contract at the end of contract year 1 with a view to taking up the possible 2 year extension option in the event there are no viable market alternatives identified. Where viable market alternatives are identified the Council will consider a re-procurement exercise with contract commencement at the end of the initial 2 year term.£450,0005 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Publication of Statutory Notices · Newsquest Media Group Ltd

    Signed
    20 Aug 2025
    Value
    £450,000
    Period
    1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The London Borough of Harrow intends to award a 2 year contract to commence 01 September 2025 up to 31 August 2027 with a 2 year extension option until 31 August 2029. It is planned to undertake a review of contract at the end of contract year 1 with a view to taking up the possible 2 year extension option in the event there are no viable market alternatives identified. Where viable market alternatives are identified the Council will consider a re-procurement exercise with contract commencement at the end of the initial 2 year term.

    No agreed KPIs: Transactional contract

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Harrow

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQRC-2343-GRQR Forward Drive, Harrow, London, HA3 8FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01676637GB-PPON: PDYH-4654-JBMM Newsquest Media Group Ltd 1st Floor, Chartist Tower, Newport, Wales, NP20 1DWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender