Contract

Framework for Provision of Public Notice Advertising Services 2023-2027

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-033722

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-037147

Published 29 November 2022, 8:47am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Castle

WINCHESTER

SO238ZB

Email

procurement.support@hants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.hants.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.hants.gov.uk/procurement

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

Framework for Provision of Public Notice Advertising Services 2023-2027

Reference number

ET18759

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79341000 - Advertising services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hampshire County Council establisment of a Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Public Notice Advertising Services. The Framework Commencement is 3rd Jan 2023 for a period of 4 years.

Statutory Public Notices are adverts that are placed in local newspapers by individual Councils to advertise information of a statutory nature and, if required, to generate response, either from the general public or the business community.  Government agencies are required by statute to publish notices.

As well as publishing notices that are required to be advertised by law, the framework can be used to advertise non-statutory adverts if needed.

Therefore, this framework will be used for the procurement of the following services: 

-Statutory public notices such as road closures and planning notices.  

-Non-Statutory notices such as local events and tender opportunities etc.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ31 - Portsmouth
  • UKJ32 - Southampton
  • UKJ35 - South Hampshire
  • UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
  • UKJ37 - North Hampshire
Main site or place of performance

The distribution of the newspaper publication(s) must cover the entire county of Hampshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hampshire County Council establishment of a Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Public Notice Advertising Services via Open Procedure.

The Framework Commencement is 3rd Jan 2023 for a period of 4 years.

Call-off contracts through the framework placed up to and including the date of the framework expiry can have a duration which goes beyond the date of expiry of the framework itself.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The Framework Agreement, will be accessible via individual call-off contracts to the following Local Authorities in Hampshire (Contracting Authorities):

Hampshire County Council;  

New Forest District Council; 

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council; 

Eastleigh Borough Council; 

East Hants District Council; 

Fareham Borough Council; 

Gosport Borough Council; 

Hart District Council; 

Havant Borough Council; 

Rushmoor Borough Council; 

Test Valley Borough Council; 

Southampton City Council; and 

Winchester City Council; 


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-027291


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 November 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Newsquest Media Group Limited

Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe,

Buckinghamshire

HP10 9TY

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House

01676637

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Winchester

Country

United Kingdom