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Sight & Sound Retail Distribution

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£0
Submission deadline 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: British Film Institute: "Sight & Sound Retail Distribution". Published status: complete. Published value: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBritish Film InstituteScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£0
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: British Film Institute
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for British Film Institute. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
5.5%Historical Average
Based on 6 comparable awards
Competition Density
8.6Bids / Report
11.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Soluble LtdTop vendor: 23.6% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 24 active published awards; 27 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Soluble Ltd3 wins£749,761
PACE PRESTIGE SERVICES LTD1 win£500,000
Addison Lee Ltd2 wins£270,000
MCD Heritage Ltd1 win£215,963
ALMA ECONOMICS LIMITED1 win£175,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBritish Film Institute
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published22 May 2026, 10:27 BST
Last source update22 May 2026, 10:27 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067788
What is being bought
The British Film Institute (BFI) is seeking a supplier to deliver retail distribution services for the Sight & Sound magazine to both the UK and international markets, on a three years plus two further optional years basis, totalling five potential years. Having recently redesigned and relaunched the magazine to a hugely positive response from industry and readers, the BFI are seeking a distribution partner that is the best fit for the efficient management of the magazine’s retail sales as well as providing the best opportunities for growing the magazine’s business.  We welcome applications from consultants, agencies or directly from the distributor themselves to provide this service.  This requirement is below the PA23 threshold, but is being undertaken as a competitive process under the Open Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), as best practice.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    22 May 2026, 10:27 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    22 May 2026, 10:27 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    22 May 2026, 10:27 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    22 May 2026, 10:27 BST
  5. tender value changed
    30 Mar 2026, 11:18 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    30 Mar 2026, 11:18 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    30 Mar 2026, 11:18 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    30 Mar 2026, 11:18 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    30 Mar 2026, 11:18 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    22 May 2026, 10:27 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award active
    22 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £136,554
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
i-can Publisher Services Ltd
£136,554 · 22 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 4 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 4 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

British Film Institute

Contracting authority GB-CHC-287780
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  • British Film Institute
    buyer

    GB-CHC: 287780
    21 STEPHEN STREET, LONDON, UKI31, W1T 1LN, GB
    geraldine.horn@bfi.org.uk

  • i-can Publisher Services Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 05192465
    20 Grantham Avenue, Great Notley, Braintree, UKH34, CM77 7FP, GB
    adam@icanps.co.uk
Award and contract changes
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