Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Newspapers and Magazines
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiff & Vale University Health Board (C&V UHB) has a requirement for a regular supply of newspapers and magazines which are being sold to the staff, visitors and patients via onsite shops across 2 sites which include: University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital of Llandough.
Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wishes to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for the Supply of Newspapers and Magazines.
CPV: Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Since 2014, C&V HB have been supplied with magazines and newspapers by Smiths News…
Since 2014, C&V HB have been supplied with magazines and newspapers by Smiths News Trading (Menzies). Until 2019, press was distributed throughout the wards via trolley service as well as through the coffee shops, but as this did not prove profitable and as a result it was seized at the end of 2018.
Alongside, most profitable sales of newspapers, which include local titles like ‘Echo’, ‘Penarth Times’ and ‘Barry & District News’, the hospital located shops offer weeklies, magazines and Sunday newspapers.
Looking at the sales of all newspapers and magazines, sales of newspapers is the most profitable as generates 58% of profit, with weeklies accounting for 20%, magazines for 14% and Sunday newspapers for 8% of the entire sales. The main reason for the high profit on newspapers is due to the high volume being sold in comparison to the other products like magazines which have higher mark ups but the
quantity sold is significantly lower.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Jan 2024, 09:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jan 2024, 09:06 GMT
- Authority reference
CAV-STA (2022/2023) 83- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002512- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04345fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Procurement searched the market for other suppliers which could be an alternative to the current provider but unfortunately no alternative option was found.
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=127788. (WA Ref:127788)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menzies Distribution | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002512-2024-CAV-STA (2022/2023) 83-1 · Menzies Distribution
- Signed
- 9 Dec 2022
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Menzies DistributionAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.