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# Residents' Magazine Publication for Dorset Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/residents-magazine-publication-for-dorset-council-ocds-h6vhtk-02ca2b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset Council: "Residents' Magazine Publication for Dorset Council". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-council-ons-e06000059)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 August 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Postal and telecommunications services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £225,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ca2b`

## 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/residents-magazine-publication-for-dorset-council-ocds-h6vhtk-02ca2b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3De76a5215-41e6-eb11-810d-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/residents-magazine-publication-for-dorset-council-ocds-h6vhtk-02ca2b#participate

## Description
The Council is seeking tenders for the provision of a Residents’ Magazine Publication that will be required to be produced three times a year for a period of three years from August 2021 (allowing for three months for advertising sales) until May 2024,. The provision includes graphic design; advertising sales; print; and distribution of 183,000 magazines to households in the Dorset Council area and 700 magazines to libraries and Council offices in the Dorset Council area.
Pending approval, the contractor will also produce a magazine in July 2024, as this is an important issue that will inform residents of the newly elected councillors.
Therefore, Dorset Council are seeking a contractor who is able to produce a cost-effective magazine from August 2021 to May 2024.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2021 to 31/05/2024

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 028574-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Community Information Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-34668`
  - Value: £225,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 028574-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £225,000
  - Signed Date: 10/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028574-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-16T11:59:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:16:48.599Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ca2b