Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c8f-838b-700a-b159-27b0fb63da80/distribution-of-wigan-councils-residents-magazine-borough-life-2022-2023-20 closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Distribution of Wigan Council's Resident's Magazine Borough Life 2022 - 2023 (2025) [Wigan Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wigan-council) Estimated value £25,000 Published 15 Jul 2022 Deadline Closed 16 Aug 2022 ## 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 have historically been published in February, July and November. The first edition to be distributed under this contract will be in November 2022. The required distribution of the magazine per edition under this Specification is as follows: • 148,000 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. • 9,600 copies packed in boxes of 100 copies per box per edition (bulk deliveries - delivered by the printer to the distributor). You would be required to deliver boxes to Council addresses which will be supplied in advance for each edition. There is currently a list of 53 addresses around Wigan Borough. Additional copies and locations may need to be added to this list over time. • 1,000 copies delivered to Wigan Town Hall. Additional copies may be required 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) or if there is a more general increase to the number of copies required. 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 proposed contract is intended to run for an initial period of 1 year with two 12-month extension options to be taken at the discretion of Wigan Council. The closing date for the receipt of final tender bids is Tuesday 16th August 2022 at 17:00. Read full description ## CPV classification Post and courier services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/43c5d38d-1396-4ca1-b7d3-db5b9f10b430) 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. 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