Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9-21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
UK
E-mail: cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.belfastcity.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various Advertisements (Belfast City Council)
Reference number: T2565
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79341000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Belfast City Council (the ‘Council’) has awarded a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for local newspapers to print various advertisements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22462000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast City Council Boundary Area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Belfast City Council (the ‘Council’) has awarded a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the placement of various advertisements in newspaper titles which are available within the Council area. The type of adverts that the Council currently places, and which are required to be covered under the new Framework include:
• legal notices
• tenders
• licensing ads
• road closure ads
• recruitment ads
• funding ads
• ROP ads for various campaigns
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
To be appointed on to the framework, minimum standards applied i.e., pass/fail criteria.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-001599
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: T2565
Title: Framework Agreement for Local Newspapers to Print Various Advertisements (Belfast City Council Boundary Area)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Belfast Media Group
2 Hannahstown Hill
Belfast
BT17 0LT
UK
NUTS: UKN06
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mediahuis UK Ltd
33 Clarendon Dock
Belfast
BT1 3BG
UK
NUTS: UKN06
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National World
PO BOX 624
Craigavon
BT64 9ER
UK
NUTS: UKN07
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Irish News Ltd
Fountain Centre
Belfast
BT1 6ET
UK
NUTS: UKN06
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trinity Mirror Plc
415 Holywood Road
Belfast
BT4 2GU
UK
NUTS: UKN06
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 800 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/03/2025