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Official procurement procedure
Supply of Newspapers to the Parliamentary Estate
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£712,500
Submission deadline 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons: "Supply of Newspapers to the Parliamentary Estate". Published status: complete. Published value: £712,500. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Corporate Officer of the House of Commons | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £712,500 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Corporate Officer of the House of Commons. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
OCS Technical Services LimitedTop vendor: 99.9% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 85 active published awards; 3 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| OCS Technical Services Limited | 1 win | £325,000,000 |
| META PLATFORMS IRELAND LTD | 1 win | £250,000 |
| NLA Media Access Limited | 1 win | £89,553 |
| Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd | 1 win | £79,646 |
| Posit | 1 win | £11,258 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCorporate Officer of the House of Commons | 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 |
Published1 Jun 2026, 12:28 BST | Last source update1 Jun 2026, 12:28 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05cd95 | ||
What is being bought
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (the Authority) sought a supplier for the provision of newspapers to the Parliamentary Estate.
The Authority requires the timely delivery of national, regional and international newspapers and a limited selection of periodicals to an offsite consolidation centre, from where the Authority will arrange onward delivery to designated locations across the Estate. These publications must be made available to Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, and Parliamentary staff on the day of publication.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
1 Jun 2026, 12:28 BST - Official notice release published
13 May 2026, 11:05 BST - tender value changed
13 May 2026, 11:04 BST - Status changed to complete
13 May 2026, 11:04 BST - Official notice release published
13 May 2026, 11:04 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
13 May 2026, 11:04 BST - Status changed to active
27 Feb 2026, 11:39 GMT - Official notice release published
27 Feb 2026, 11:39 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
27 Feb 2026, 11:39 GMT - Published value updated to £712,500
14 Jan 2026, 13:15 GMT - Status changed to planned
14 Jan 2026, 13:15 GMT - Official notice release published
14 Jan 2026, 13:15 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
14 Jan 2026, 13:15 GMT - Official notice release published
15 Oct 2025, 17:17 BST - Published value updated to £340,000
15 Oct 2025, 17:10 BST - Status changed to planning
15 Oct 2025, 17:10 BST - Official notice release published
15 Oct 2025, 17:10 BST - Buyer information updated
15 Oct 2025, 17:10 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
1 Jun 2026, 12:28 BST - Submission deadline
9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 29 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £855,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards InPost Distribution Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Supply of Newspapers to the Parliamentary Estate £855,000 · signed 29 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 May 2029, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PQCD-6982-LPZWDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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