Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Wigan Council
Town Hall, Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
Contact
Mr. Mark O'Brien
Telephone
+44 1942827065
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Printing of Wigan Council's Resident's Magazine Borough Life 2022 - 2023 (2025)
Reference number
DN622195
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79800000 - Printing and related services
- TA07 - For booklets
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Wigan Council is looking for an experienced provider to print ‘Borough Life’, Wigan Council’s
resident’s magazine. Flexibility and an ability to work to tight deadlines are essential.
Borough Life was the winner of the Best Corporate Publication at the CorpComms Awards in
2016 in the ‘Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Organisations’ category. Copy, design and
photography for the magazine are all done in house. You can familiarise yourself with Wigan
Council via www.wigan.gov.uk. You can also download a pdf of Borough Life from the
website www.wigan.gov.uk/BoroughLife.
There are three editions of Borough Life per year and these have historically been published
in February, July and November. Where possible, Wigan Council will endeavour to provide
three months’ notice of the publication date required for each edition. The first edition to be
printed under this contract will be in November 2022.
The required printing of the magazine per edition under this Specification is as follows:
148,000 copies per edition (to be delivered by the printer to the distributor); and, 9,600
copies packed in boxes of 100 copies per box per edition (bulk deliveries – delivered by the
printer to the distributor); and, 1,000 copies delivered to Wigan Town Hall. Additional copies
may be required 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 numbers of copies required.
A Specification for the printing of the magazine is included within the Invitation to Tender
document.
It is intended that the contract will run for an initial period of 1 year with two 12-month extension options to be taken at the discretion of Wigan Council.
The deadline for the receipt of final tender bids is Tuesday 16th August 2022 at 17:00.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-019347
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
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It is intended that the contract will run for a period of 2 years with a 1-year extension option
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It is intended that the contract will run for a period of 2 years with a 1-year extension option
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It is intended that the contract will run for an initial period of 1 year with two 12-month extension options to be taken at the discretion of Wigan Council.