Official UK procurement notice
Supply, Delivery, and Collection of Newspapers and Magazines for GMS
Authority: GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY LIMITED (Central government)
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£49,876published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 May 2026
Awarded to SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply, Delivery, and Collection of Newspapers and Magazines for Patients and carers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 6 May 2026, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 15:08 BST
- Authority reference
C432049- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041553- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06927bFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published6 May 2026, 15:08 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £49,8761 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITEDSME | £49,876 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply, Delivery, and Collection of Newspapers and Magazines for GMS · SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 6 May 2026
- Value
- £49,876
- Period
- 6 May 2026 – 5 May 2029 · up to 5 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- extension of 2 x 12 months contract
1 agreed KPI: on time delivery
- on time delivery
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender