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Published 2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CAMBRIDGE MATTERS and OPEN DOOR MAGAZINE-DELIVERY

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£35,000≈ £18k / year · £42,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2026awarded 15 Jul 2026
Awarded to D2D DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 19 Jul 2028 · up to 18 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 20 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cambridge City Council are seeking a supplier to deliver two separate residents' magazines- Cambridge Matters and Open Door.

Cambridge Matters is Cambridge City Council's magazine for residents, to be delivered to all residential households in the city as a 16-page, full colour, A4 sized magazine.

Open Door is Cambridge City Council's tenant and leaseholder magazine, to be delivered to 7700 specified residential properties in the city as a 16-page, full colour, A4 sized magazine.

The Council would like to contract a supplier to deliver the magazine three times per year. The council's requirement is for a supplier to liaise with our nominated printers and manage the delivery of the magazine. The Cambridge Matters magazine will go to all 53,500+ residential properties in the city, of those, Open Door will only be delivered to 7,700 specified residential properties. Address data will be provided for the 7700 Open Door properties. We welcome recommendations for how best to achieve this outcome.

CPV: Courier services · Postal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£35,000
Contract period: 20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 18 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £35,000 exc. VAT · £42,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: continuation of services
64110000 Postal services64120000 Courier services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality - 70% Price - 30%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST
Last source update
15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST
Authority reference
DN817942
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051981
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Courier servicesPostal services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aba9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jun 2026, 18:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Home/About ↗

Timeline

2 Jun 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published147 days ago
    2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST
  2. Clarification questions by133 days ago
    16 Jun 2026, 18:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline132 days ago
    17 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published104 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST
  5. Contract starts100 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jun 2026, 15:16 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Jul 2026, 17:05 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £115,9981 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
D2D DISTRIBUTION LIMITED20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2028 · up to 18 Jul 2029Extensions: continuation of services£115,998 inc. VAT15 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridge City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCBT-6819-NDPJ The Guildhall, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 1BYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • D2D DISTRIBUTION LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05179625GB-PPON: PLJJ-9884-NWLN C/O Ztk Tax Advisory Suite 1, Ideas House, London, London, E18 1BYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender