Publishing Services for the Home Office
Requirement for copy editing, proofreading, and graphics work.
Contract summary
Industry
- Publishing services – 79970000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£100k
Published date
21 November 2018
Closing date
06 December 2018
Contract start date
01 January 2019
Contract end date
31 December 2019
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (‘the Inquiry’) is seeking to commission a publishing services company to provide:
– Copy editing of investigation and research reports and other Inquiry publications;
– Proofreading of investigation and research reports and other Inquiry publications;
– Related publishing services work as required (eg copywriting, plain language editing, illustration, layout, infographics, charts, tables etc.).
The Inquiry is seeking to appoint a supplier with expertise in providing the above services. The supplier must have a proven track record of delivering ethical, high quality publishing projects for government or other high profile clients. They must also have the capacity to deliver the project within challenging timescales, be responsive to queries, and have the capacity to undertake robust quality assurance processes involving multiple review stages and internal authors. Experience with the subject matter and/or experience in working with government publications is required.
About the buyer
Contact name
IICSA Commercial Team
Address
Peel Building, Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DF
England
Telephone
02921 674029
Other information
Attachments
How to apply Instructions to Potential Providers:
Potential Providers must first be registered on the Crown Commercial Service e-Sourcing Suite in order to respond to the Procurement. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS e-Sourcing’.
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so at the Invitation to Tender stage.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at:
http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender
Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, you will need to express your interest by emailing commercial@iicsa.org.uk
Your email must clearly state:
the name/reference of this procurement
the name of the registered supplier; and
the name and contact details
The IICSA will then process your registration and assign your organisation to the opportunity. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
It is advised however that Potential Providers register as soon as practically possible in order to receive the Invitation to Tender and have a sufficient amount of time to respond. The IICSA is not able to offer any extensions to the advertised procurement timetable.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk:
Freephone: 0345 010 3503
Email: supplier@Crowncommercial.gov.uk
How to apply
Please apply directly to the buyer using the contact details provided, or follow the instructions given in the notice description or information section.