Expired contract

Borough Insight Magazine Spring/Summer 2025 Print and Distribution

Details

Supplier(s)
Black Lion Press Ltd
Value
£31,975
Duration
2 months
Published
14 February 2025

Tender description

The printing and distribution of Maidstone's 'Borough Insight' magazine. 1. 82,500 copies printed 2. 82,000 delivered to residential properties across the borough of Maidstone 3. 32 pp Self Cover 4. 75 gsm paper 5. Trimmed size: 297x210mm 6. Printed in 4-colour process throughout 7. Saddle Stitch 2 wires and cut flush

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published14 February 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date14 February 2025
  3. Completed: Contract expiry date30 April 2025

About the buyer

Maidstone Borough Council runs local services for the borough, and buys as a local authority with its own procurement team. Tender opportunities appear on the Kent Business Portal, run using the Pro-Contract e-tendering system. Contracts above a set threshold are advertised and formally tendered, using Open or Restricted procedures. Smaller purchases are awarded after written quotes from at least three suppliers, with a preference for local firms. No approved supplier list is kept, so each contract goes out to tender individually. The council's procurement team also delivers commissioned and collaborative buying for authorities across Kent.

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 Maidstone Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and business services.

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