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
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
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.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
V&A Magazine
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
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
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)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.
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II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about 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.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
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.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Electronically via the Delta eTendering system.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
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
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZANUM6C47K
Go reference: GO-2020228-PRO-16083492
VI.4.1)Review body
Postal address: Cromwell Road
Town: Kensington
Postal code: SW7 2RL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079422229
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: