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Sight & Sound Retail Distribution

British Film Institute · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 17:51.

Opportunity overview

The British Film Institute (BFI) is seeking a supplier to deliver retail distribution services for the Sight & Sound magazine to both the UK and international markets, on a three years plus two further optional years basis, totalling five potential years. Having recently redesigned and relaunched the magazine to a hugely positive response from industry and readers, the BFI are seeking a distribution partner that is the best fit for the efficient management of the magazine’s retail sales as well as providing the best opportunities for growing the magazine’s business.  We welcome applications from consultants, agencies or directly from the distributor themselves to provide this service.  This requirement is below the PA23 threshold, but is being undertaken as a competitive process under the Open Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), as best practice.

Awarded to

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Published award value
£136.6k
Awarded
21 May 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05192465
Location
Braintree, UKH34, CM77 7FP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2025-447
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
British Film Institute
Id
GB-CHC-287780

Identifier

Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
287780

Address

Street Address
21 STEPHEN STREET
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
W1T 1LN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
i-can Publisher Services Ltd
Id
GB-COH-05192465

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05192465

Address

Street Address
20 Grantham Avenue, Great Notley
Locality
Braintree
Postal Code
CM77 7FP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
22 May 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22200000
Description
Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79824000
Description
Printing and distribution services

Value

Including VAT
136,554
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05192465
Name
i-can Publisher Services Ltd

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 May 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 year possible extension to 2031

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047577-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 May 2026, 10:27
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
28 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · LONDON · UKI31 · W1T 1LN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 028970-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 047577-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·