Official UK procurement notice
Sales Team - Marketing and Print
Authority: Thirteen Housing Group Limited (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAt Thirteen, we’ve been working to help improve the lives of people in our neighbourhoods for years. We provide our customers with homes, support and opportunities to grow.
We own and manage 35,000 properties across the North East and Yorkshire and offer a home for life, providing housing and support services. We’re here for anyone who needs a home and a helping hand too.
We’re the largest housing provider in the North East of England, and amongst the biggest 25 nationally, but we remain locally responsive. We work hard to support communities in the places we have homes to help address the social, economic and environmental issues that matter to our customers and partners.
Further information is available on the Group’s website www.thirteengroup.co.uk ↗
This tender is for services required (hereinafter “the Service”) to Thirteen Housing Group Limited a registered community and benefit society under number 7522 whose registered office is at Hudson Quay, Windward Way, Middlesbrough, TS2 1QG
The purpose of this tender is to provide all interested parties with the opportunity to propose an accurately priced solution for the provision of creative and design services – Sales Team - Marketing and Print in accordance with the Specification of requirements, terms and conditions of contract.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Graphic design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Pricing will be evaluated at 40%
- Quality: Quality will be evaluated at 60%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 26 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 13:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
THIR 26 383- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060335- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be32Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
- Risks
We reserve the right to make changes during the contract term if risks arise—whether we know about them now or they appear later. This helps us protect Thirteen and deliver the best outcomes.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Jun 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published122 days ago26 Jun 2026, 13:28 BST
- Submission deadline80 days ago7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by80 days ago7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent61 days ago27 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published60 days ago27 Aug 2026, 13:26 BST
- Standstill ends48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts43 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026- Tender notice published26 Jun 2026, 13:28 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 11:40 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST16 Jul 2026, 11:40 BST+7 days · was 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published27 Aug 2026, 13:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2026, 13:26 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steffco Ltd trading as Resource17 Sept 2026 – 16 Sept 2028 · up to 16 Sept 2030Extensions: 1 year + 1 year | £480,000 inc. VAT | 27 Aug 2026standstill to 8 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17final-stage tenders | 17 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Steffco LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender