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UCL Portico 2016

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

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18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "UCL Portico 2016" tender was initiated by University College London (UCL), seeking editorial content, design, and creative services for its flagship magazine, Portico. The project has a budget of £75,000 and is classified under the category of printed matter and related products. The procurement occurred in London, with the tender period closing on 20th November 2015 and the contract set to run from 27th November 2015 to 27th November 2018. This tender was conducted through a selective procurement method, specifically a restricted procedure.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses operating in editorial, design, and publishing services, particularly those with experience in managing large-scale magazine production. Companies capable of sourcing and managing advertising space effectively, as well as those skilled in creative content generation, will find this a suitable tender. Given the strategic nature of the contract and the involvement of UCL, organisations with a proven track record in the higher education sector or similar environments may be especially well-placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UCL Portico 2016

Notice Description

Editorial content, design & creative services for UCL Portico Magazine. Portico Magazine is the flagship publication of the Development and Alumni Relations Office. It is produced annually and is mailed out to over 155,000 UCL alumni worldwide. It contains articles that highlight UCL involvement in current affairs, profiles alumni who are using their UCL education to make an impact on the wider world and engages the audience with institutional happenings and news. In 2013, we evaluated the most recent issue of the magazine (then named UCL People) and found that less than 11% of the entire cost of the magazine had been spent on the actual content. In 2014, we renamed the magazine and invested in our content further to ensure that our flagship publication continued to be impactful with our audiences. To continue this work we wish to employ an external agency to produce all editorial content for the magazine. This will include design, photography, images and written content The purpose of this tender is to choose a supplier to produce all editorial content for the magazine inclusive of images, photography and written articles within a budget of PS65,000. This fee would include the production of all content and creative services fees for this agency. The Supplier will work with UCL to apportion some of the magazine space to advertising. The Supplier will be responsible for sourcing this advertising and make it cost effective The supplier will manage the print and fulfilment process for the magazine. This will involve working with a chosen printer from the UCL print framework, to print and fulfil the magazine for a cost of approximately PS50,000 for print and PS25,000 for fulfillment. We will expect you to manage this process and to invoice us for this costs. We would ask that bidders complete this document in full and produce a two page proposal that provides us with an outline of their company services and their thoughts on how they would approach this project and would comply with all the service requirements presented in this tender.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3bb00aae-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4351ba82-3e3f-4e57-8524-f8b5ec56a255
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

22000000 - Printed matter and related products

79415000 - Production management consultancy services

79553000 - Desktop publishing services

79800000 - Printing and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£75,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£75,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Nov 2015Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Nov 201510 years ago
Contract Period
27 Nov 2015 - 27 Nov 2018 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Contact Name
Procurement Services
Contact Email
tenders.procurement@ucl.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 207 679 9672

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC1E 6BT
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Bloomsbury
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

YBM

Further Information

Notice Documents

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