Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 26 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sales Team - Marketing and Print

Official notice

Authority: Thirteen Housing Group Limited (Housing)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2026awarded 27 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to Steffco Ltd trading as Resource
Contract term 2 yrsends 13 Sept 2028 · up to 13 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 14 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

At Thirteen, we’ve been working to help improve the lives of people in our neighbourhoods for years. We provide our customers with homes, support and opportunities to grow.

We own and manage 35,000 properties across the North East and Yorkshire and offer a home for life, providing housing and support services. We’re here for anyone who needs a home and a helping hand too.

We’re the largest housing provider in the North East of England, and amongst the biggest 25 nationally, but we remain locally responsive. We work hard to support communities in the places we have homes to help address the social, economic and environmental issues that matter to our customers and partners.

Further information is available on the Group’s website www.thirteengroup.co.uk ↗

This tender is for services required (hereinafter “the Service”) to Thirteen Housing Group Limited a registered community and benefit society under number 7522 whose registered office is at Hudson Quay, Windward Way, Middlesbrough, TS2 1QG

The purpose of this tender is to provide all interested parties with the opportunity to propose an accurately priced solution for the provision of creative and design services – Sales Team - Marketing and Print in accordance with the Specification of requirements, terms and conditions of contract.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Graphic design services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 14 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 13 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: +1+1

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)
  • Price: Pricing will be evaluated at 40%
  • Quality: Quality will be evaluated at 60%
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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
Last source update
27 Aug 2026, 13:26 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Aug 2026
Authority reference
THIR 26 383
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060335
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesGraphic design services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be32 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days

Review and risk notes
Risks

We reserve the right to make changes during the contract term if risks arise—whether we know about them now or they appear later. This helps us protect Thirteen and deliver the best outcomes.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jun 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published122 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
  2. Submission deadline80 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by80 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent61 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published60 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 13:26 BST
  6. Standstill ends48 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts43 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 11:40 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    16 Jul 2026, 11:40 BST
    +7 days · was 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 13:26 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    27 Aug 2026, 13:26 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £480,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1717 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Steffco Ltd trading as Resource17 Sept 2026 – 16 Sept 2028 · up to 16 Sept 2030Extensions: 1 year + 1 year£480,000 inc. VAT27 Aug 2026standstill to 8 Sept 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
17final-stage tenders170—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thirteen Housing Group Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-MPR: 7522 2 Hudson Quay, Windward Way, MIDDLESBROUGH, North East, TS2 1QGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Steffco LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHQZ-9455-HPHW 78 Armley Road, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS12 2EJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender