Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Print Services for Cambridge Matters and Open Door magazines
Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCambridge 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 all 7700 tenants and leaseholders in the city as a 16-page, full colour, A4 sized magazine.
Cambridge City Council would like to contract a supplier to print the magazine three times per year for the next two years. The council's requirement is for a supplier to liaise with our nominated designers and manage the printing of the magazine and transportation of the completed magazines to nominated premises prior to distribution to residents.
CPV: Printing and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£67,500
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).
Lot awarding rule: 30% Price 70% Quality
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
- 5 May 2026, 12:45 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2026, 11:20 BST
- Authority reference
DN815157- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040980- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069143Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Timeline
5 May 2026 → 17 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published177 days ago5 May 2026, 12:45 BST
- Submission deadline155 days ago27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts120 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published104 days ago17 Jul 2026, 11:20 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 12:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Jul 2026, 11:20 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jul 2026, 11:20 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARNERS (MIDLANDS)PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY17 Jul 2026 – 15 Jul 2028 · up to 14 Jul 2029Extensions: continuation of services | £35,028 inc. VAT | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders · 18 at stage one | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WARNERS (MIDLANDS)PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender