Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various Advertisements (Belfast City Council)
Details
- Buyer
- Belfast City Council
- Supplier(s)
5 suppliers
- Belfast Media Group
- Mediahuis UK Ltd
- National World
- The Irish News Ltd
- Trinity Mirror Plc.
- Value
- £800,000
- Topic
- Advertising material
- Published
- 27 March 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Belfast City Council (the ‘Council’) has awarded a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for local newspapers to print various advertisements. Lot 1: Belfast City Council (the ‘Council’) has awarded a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the placement of various advertisements in newspaper titles which are available within the Council area. The type of adverts that the Council currently places, and which are required to be covered under the new Framework include: • legal notices • tenders • licensing ads • road closure ads • recruitment ads • funding ads • ROP ads for various campaigns Additional information: To be appointed on to the framework, minimum standards applied i.e., pass/fail criteria.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date19 March 2025
- Completed: Award published27 March 2025Current notice
About the buyer
Belfast City Council is the local authority for Belfast, and buys as a local government organisation with its own commercial and procurement service. Suppliers register on eSourcing NI, the Council's e-tendering platform, to view and bid for opportunities. Contracts above the relevant threshold are advertised on Find a Tender under the Procurement Act 2023. Lower-value work is published directly on eSourcing NI, searchable by ITT code, title or buyer organisation. Dynamic purchasing systems cover recurring needs such as food supply, employability and skills, and enterprise and business growth. The Central Transactions Unit handles supplier queries and invoicing across council contracts.
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 Belfast City Council's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and recreation, culture and sport.
Relevant CPV codes
- 22462000 · Advertising material
- 79341000 · Advertising services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@belfast-city-council.gov |
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