V&A Magazine Design and Production Tender

Design, content and production and printing of the V&A magazine.

United Kingdom-Kensington: Publishing services

2020/S 044-105546

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: Victoria and Albert Museum
Postal address: Cromwell Road
Town: Kensington
NUTS code: UKI3
Postal code: SW7 2RL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@vam.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 2079422229

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.vam.ac.uk/

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Kensington:-Publishing-services./ZANUM6C47K

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/ZANUM6C47K

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

V&A Magazine

Reference number: VA/CON/09/20

II.1.2)Main CPV code

79970000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The V&A is seeking proposals for the design, content and production and printing of the V&A magazine and the introduction of an online version. The magazine is expected to be published 3 times a year in June, October and February.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 2 250 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKI3

Main site or place of performance:

Inner London – West.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The average number of magazines printed in 2018-2019 was between 90 000-120 000 copies, although no guarantee of volume is made.

We are looking for a publisher who can design, produce all content and deliver the production of the magazine to the best quality, but also coordinate advertising sales and facilitate the printing and delivery of the V&A Magazine to the V&A Membership’s mailing house. This may also include the production and print — or co-ordination of — advertising inserts, leaflets and vouchers.

The successful contractor/publisher should drive the following three outcomes:

1) Enticing design,

2) Economic benefits for the V&A through a percentage share of advertising profits,

3) Transparency regarding the cost of design and production of the magazine.

For more information please log on to Delta to download the Brief.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 54

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

The contract has the option for the number of magazines and editions of magazines to be varied. The quantity to be printed for each run is dependent on the membership numbers at the V&A and the V&A makes no guarantee of volume. The contract is for a maximum of 5 years with break clauses and a voluntary termination period at the V&A’s sole discretion.

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

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

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 30/03/2020

Local time: 12:00

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:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 30/03/2020

Local time: 12:30

Place:

Electronically via the Delta eTendering system.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

VI.3)Additional information:

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Kensington:-Publishing-services./ZANUM6C47K

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Go reference: GO-2020228-PRO-16083492

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Victoria and Albert Museum
Postal address: Cromwell Road
Town: Kensington
Postal code: SW7 2RL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079422229

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

28/02/2020