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# Sight & Sound Retail Distribution

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sight-sound-retail-distribution-ocds-h6vhtk-067788). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [British Film Institute](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-film-institute-gov-pb189)
- **Published Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines, Printing and distribution services, Retail trade services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £136,554 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sight-sound-retail-distribution-ocds-h6vhtk-067788#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067788`

## 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/sight-sound-retail-distribution-ocds-h6vhtk-067788#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fbfi%2Faspx%2FTenders%2FCurrent)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sight-sound-retail-distribution-ocds-h6vhtk-067788#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22200000, 55900000, 79824000

- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **i-can Publisher Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:05192465`
  - Value: £136,554 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028970-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-22T09:27:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:52:40.018Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067788