Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c4a-a534-739d-a294-7caef1cbe859/distribution-of-wigan-councils-residents-magazine-borough-life awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Distribution of Wigan Council's Resident's Magazine Borough Life [Wigan Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wigan-council) Estimated value £100,000 Published 7 Feb 2019 Deadline Closed 5 Mar 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Wigan Council is looking for an experienced provider with a detailed understanding of how to manage mass delivery services to deliver 'Borough Life', Wigan Council's resident's magazine, to every household in Wigan Borough. Flexibility and an ability to work to tight deadlines are essential. There are three editions of Borough Life per year and these are published in February, July and November. The required distribution of the magazine per edition under this Specification is 141,000 residential deliveries per edition (received by the distributor from the printer, bulk packed on pallets). You would be required to deliver to every household in Wigan Borough and 9,000 copies packed in boxes of 125 copies per box per edition (bulk deliveries - delivered by the printer to the distributor). Additional copies may require to be delivered for certain print runs e.g. to coincide with the Wigan 10 Kilometre run up to 5,000 additional copies (3,000 currently needed). We require all copies to be delivered within 21 days of receipt of the magazines from our print supplier. Interested applicants are directed to the Invitation to Tender documentation which contains a full specification for this service. The closing date for the receipt of final tender bids is Tuesday 5th March 2019 at 17:00. ## CPV classification Postal and telecommunications services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/efa7c3ea-d563-443a-87b7-99e5feca6c7c) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Wigan Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wigan-council) [Sector More Postal & telecoms services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/postal-telecoms-services) ## More tenders like this [Telecommunications services – Accord-cadre ayant pour objet des prestations de services de télécommunication pour le compte de France terre d'asile · France terre d'asile - siège social · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-807a-7206-a621-3923e9801045/france-telecommunications-services-accord-cadre-ayant-pour-objet-des-prestat) [Postal services – Brief- und Dialogpost · Kaufmännische Krankenkasse - KKH · 104 days left · 1 Feb 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-990a-72f6-b5b9-aa9229e345a8/germany-postal-services-brief-und-dialogpost) [Post and courier services – Aanbesteding post- en pakketbezorging · gemeente Sittard-Geleen · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-61eb-72a1-b32a-77063ec6da2d/netherlands-post-and-courier-services-aanbesteding-post-en-pakketbezorging) [Postal and telecommunications services – Prestations de services de Liaisons de télécommunications à Haut Débit (LHD) pour les Centres CEA · CEA Direction des Achats et des Partenaires Stratégiques - S2MN (91) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7bc6-7019-94e5-923cfe58cedc/france-postal-and-telecommunications-services-prestations-de-services-de-lia) [Postal services – „Świadczenie usług pocztowych w obrocie krajowym i zagranicznym, w zakresie przyjmowania, przemieszczania i doręczania przesyłek pocztowych oraz paczek i ich ewentualny zwrot do Urzędu Miejskiego w Starachowicach” · Gmina Starachowice · 9 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-966a-72f3-ae4c-b88c1c5d670e/poland-postal-services-swiadczenie-uslug-pocztowych-w-obrocie-krajowym-i-za) [Postal services – Contratación de los servicios de notificación certificada y comunicación electrónica certificada a terceros indicados por Mutua Universal. · Mutua Universal Mugenat, Mutua Colaboradora con la Seguridad Social nº 10 · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aacb-736d-acd3-868f1924c1ed/spain-postal-services-contratacion-de-los-servicios-de-notificacion-certific)