Framework for the Provision of Public Notice Advertising Services

Hampshire County Council is seeking to set up a Single Supplier Framework for the creating and publishing of Statutory Notice Adverts that are required to be published in a newspaper publication(s) covering the entire County of Hampshire. It is intended for use for the following services:

• Statutory public notices such as road closures, planning notices, traffic regulation orders etc.
• Non-Statutory notices such as local events, tender opportunities, stakeholder engagement/feedback.

The Framework Agreement will be accessible, via individual call-off contracts, to other Local Authorities in Hampshire (excluding Isle of Wight and Portsmouth Councils).

Hampshire County Council is seeking to set up a Single Supplier Framework for the creating and publishing of Statutory Notice Adverts that are required to be published in a newspaper publication(s) with a distribution covering the entire County of Hampshire. It is intended for use of the following services:

• Statutory public notices such as road closures, planning notices, traffic regulation orders etc.
• Non-Statutory notices such as local events, tender opportunities, stakeholder engagement/feedback.

The Framework Agreement will be accessible, via individual call-off contracts, to other Local Authorities in Hampshire (excluding Isle of Wight and Portsmouth Councils).

The framework is anticipated to commence in early January 2023 for a period of four years. Call-off contracts through the framework placed up to the date of the framework expiry can have a duration which goes beyond the date of expiry of the framework itself.

The Supplier is required to provide a newspaper publication(s) circulating across the entire county of Hampshire. Circulation of the publication(s) may extend beyond Hampshire's boundaries but this is not a requirement for this framework.

The newspaper(s) where notices are to be placed needs to:

• have a minimum of weekly publication frequency;
• have a distribution area that covers the whole of the Hampshire county geographical area but may extend into neighbouring Counties or areas.
• be capable of circulating in areas relevant to the notices being placed.

The Supplier will also provide an online publication facility where all notices will also be published as standard. Additional information: The following Local Authorities will be able to access the framework:

• Hampshire County Council;
• Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council;
• Eastleigh Borough Council;
• East Hants District Council;
• Fareham Borough Council;
• Gosport Borough Council;
• Hart District Council;
• Havant Borough Council;
• New Forest District Council;
• Rushmoor Borough Council;
• Southampton City Council;
• Test Valley Borough Council; and
• Winchester City Council;