Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Print and Distribution of Streets Ahead Magazine for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for the development, print and distribution of 80,750 copies (approx.) of the ‘Streets Ahead’ magazine as described in the Specification and in accordance with the Housing Executive’s Conditions of Contract included within the Tender Documentation. Due to the nature and the interdependence of all aspects of the required Service, it is neither practical nor desirable to divide the proposed contract into lots. To do so would likely add unnecessary cost and risk.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: The Housing Executive intends to run a procurement as outlined in section 6 of the Invitation to Tender documentation. Stage 1 - Qualification Stage 2 - Award Criteria - Quality Stage 3 - Cost If following all previous stages described in section 6 of this ITT, only a single tender has been received that is deemed to be unsuitable, the Housing Executive may enter negotiations with that Tenderer with the intention of agreeing amendments to their tender provided that the initial conditions of contract are not substantially altered.
CPV: Printed matter and related products · Printing and distribution services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£125,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Stage 2 - Award Criteria - Quality: 30%
- Stage 3 - Award Criteria - Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Stage 2 - Award Criteria - Quality: There are two quality questions. Please see the Quality Questionnaires for full details. Please see the quality questionnaires, published with the Tender Documentation, for full details.
- Stage 3 - Award Criteria - Cost: Please see the Pricing Schedule published with the Tender Documentation for full details.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2027
- First published
- 26 Aug 2026, 13:15 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 13:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
P1236- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081292- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec80Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see the documents entitled 'P1236 - Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract' and 'P1236 - Commercial Conditions of Contract for Services Contracts' for details.
- How it runs
The Housing Executive intends to run a procurement as outlined in section 6 of the Invitation to Tender documentation.
Stage 1 - Qualification
Stage 2 - Award Criteria - Quality
Stage 3 - Cost
If following all previous stages described in section 6 of this ITT, only a single tender has been received that is deemed to be unsuitable, the Housing Executive may enter negotiations with that Tenderer with the intention of agreeing amendments to their tender provided that the initial conditions of contract are not substantially altered.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders may only be submitted via the etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗
Timeline
26 Aug 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published61 days ago26 Aug 2026, 13:15 BST
- Clarification questions by42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent12 days ago15 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice publishedearlier today26 Oct 2026, 13:36 GMT
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 6 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2026- Tender notice published26 Aug 2026, 13:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2026, 12:11 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2026, 12:11 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Oct 2026, 12:11 BST
- Contract details notice published26 Oct 2026, 13:36 GMTUK7
- Procurement method changed26 Oct 2026, 13:36 GMT
- Contract signature expected26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| G P S COLOUR GRAPHICS LTDSME26 Oct 2026 – 31 Jan 2027Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. | £96,852 | 14 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · G P S COLOUR GRAPHICS LTDSME
- Signed
- 26 Oct 2026
- Value
- £96,852
- Period
- 27 Oct 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- G P S COLOUR GRAPHICS LTDAwarded supplier
- G.P.S. COLOUR GRAPHICS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender