Magazine Production and Mailing Contract – Historic Scotland
Historic Scotland require a full design, editorial, advertising, and print production service for our membership magazines.
United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Magazines
2018/S 146-334675
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: beth.shackley@hes.scot
Fax: +44 1316688877
NUTS code: UKM75
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Production and Mailing of Historic Scotland Membership Magazine
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Historic Scotland require a full design, editorial, advertising, and print production service for our membership magazines. These are full colour, 60-page quarterly, publications, with a current print run of 74 000. The Supplier will work with Historic Environment Scotland staff to develop editorial content and commission feature material from experts. The successful supplier will also manage the mail out of the magazine and inserts to Historic Scotland members.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Historic Scotland require a full design, editorial, advertising, and print production service for our membership magazines. These are full colour, 60-page quarterly, publications, with a current print run of 74 000.
The Supplier will work with Historic Environment Scotland staff to develop editorial content and commission feature material from experts.
The successful supplier will also manage the mail out of the magazine and inserts to Historic Scotland members.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
There will be two (2) options to extend for an additional 24 months (2 years). The maximum contract period will therefore be six (6) years.
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
On completion of the evaluation process, HES will invite to tender those who have the highest scores. The estimated number is five tenderers, however this may vary depending on the range of submissions and scores achieved.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Estimated value is provided for the initial 2 year contract period.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
HES use Scotbis, an independent provider of business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. The overall aim of this assessment is to ensure, as far as possible, that any potential supplier will not have financial difficulties that endanger their ability to perform the Contract. If financial information cannot be gained from that source Historic Environment Scotland will request that you provide full audited accounts for the last full financial year. If Suppliers cannot provide any of the assurances as detailed above, and it is determined by HES that your financial strength is not adequate, then your company may not pass the financial evaluation. If you can provide the assurances as detailed above, HES may explore these options with you before determining whether your company can be taken forward in this procurement exercise. Bank details may also be sought to support the above.
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
The contract will be re-advertised in 2025, dependent upon extensions being granted.
VI.3)Additional information:
With reference to ESPD (Scotland) question 4B.5, it is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain, prior to commencing any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
— Employers (compulsory) Liability Insurance — 5 000 000 GBP
— Public Liability Insurance — 5 000 000 GBP
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VI.4.1)Review body
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1316688866
Fax: +44 1316688877Internet address: http://historicenvironment.scot
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: