Awarded contract

Distribution of the Sandwell Herald 2024 to 2026

Details

Value
£183,651.96
Topic
Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals
Published
12 February 2024

Tender description

The Sandwell Herald is the council’s newspaper for residents. The Herald is designed fully in-house and print is handled through a separate contract. Sandwell Council’s Communications and Corporate Affairs Team required a contactor to handle the distribution of approximately 146,825 copies of the Sandwell Herald newspaper in line with its current look for up to six editions for the period 05 February 2024 to 31 January 2026. The number of editions over the two-year contract, pagination and quantities required are subject to budget and demand. Public Health Booklets Distribution and Print Sandwell Council’s Public Health Team is expecting to publish up to three booklets over two years – this includes two winter booklets (anticipated to distribute in late November 2025 and late November 2026), with the potential for one further booklet at some point during the two-year contract. Lot 1: The Sandwell Herald is the council’s newspaper for residents. The Herald is designed fully in-house and print is handled through a separate contract. Sandwell Council’s Communications and Corporate Affairs Team required a contactor to handle the distribution of approximately 146,825 copies of the Sandwell Herald newspaper in line with its current look for up to six editions for the period 05 February 2024 to 31 January 2026. The number of editions over the two-year contract, pagination and quantities required are subject to budget and demand. Public Health Booklets Distribution and Print Sandwell Council’s Public Health Team is expecting to publish up to three booklets over two years – this includes two winter booklets (anticipated to distribute in late November 2025 and late November 2026), with the potential for one further booklet at some point during the two-year contract.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date25 January 2024
  2. Completed: Award published12 February 2024
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About the buyer

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority covering the Black Country, and advertises its contract opportunities through In-Tend, its electronic procurement portal. Suppliers register with In-Tend to receive alerts on contracts in their sector and request tender documents. Social value counts alongside price when contracts are awarded, weighing the wider benefit to Sandwell's communities. Think Sandwell, the council's business gateway, links local companies to the tendering system and supports bids from social enterprises and the voluntary sector. Contract procedure rules and a public contracts register set out how each tender is run.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 64111000 · Postal services related to newspapers and periodicals
  • 79824000 · Printing and distribution services

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