Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices, Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
Contact
Ms Kerry Gibbs
Kerry.Gibbs@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1522
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/opportunities
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/opportunities
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Public Notices Advertising Services
Reference number
DN741946
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79341000 - Advertising services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The services which are being procured as part of this Procurement are the management of the publication of Lincolnshire County Council’s (LCC) Statutory Notices in various newspapers. LCC will provide the information for the Public Notice and the locality it relates to, the Supplier will be responsible for the review of the notice for spelling and grammatical errors and the placement of the Notice in the correct publication(s) within the correct timescales.
The Contract will run for a period of two (2) years commencing 1st February 2025 with an option to extend for two (2) further periods of one (1) year up to a maximum contract period of 4 years. The ultimate date of expiry if both extension periods are taken will be 31st January 2029.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is at the discretion of LCC (and also dictated by law) as to where the advertising shall be placed, however typical advertising mediums include;
• Local papers, for example, Skegness Standard
• Regional newspapers, such as the Lincolnshire Echo
• The London Gazette
• On occasion, National newspapers, such as the Guardian
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 February 2025
End date
31 January 2027
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Contract will run for a period of two (2) years commencing 1st February 2025 with an option to extend for two (2) further periods of one (1) year up to a maximum contract period of 4 years. The ultimate date of expiry if both extension periods are taken will be 31st January 2029.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
15 November 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
15 November 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom