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Concession Contract - The Gazette

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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Summary of the contracting process

The National Archives (TNA), located at Ruskin Avenue, Richmond, England, has recently completed the selective procurement process for the Concession Contract of The Gazette, a daily printed publication, website, and data service. The procurement, categorised under IT services and publishing services, involved competitive procedures with negotiations above the threshold. The contract period, commencing in January 2025, will extend for five years until December 2029. The process involved two stages, assessing potential concessionaires' capabilities and proposals. While the tender process concluded on 5th December 2023, contract award decisions were made based on quality, financial return, and social value, with the contract awarded to The Stationery Office Limited on 21st June 2024 for an estimated turnover of £50 million.

The Gazette Concession Contract offers significant growth opportunities for businesses, especially in IT services, consulting, software development, internet, support, and publishing services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract due to the emphasis on business analysis, service design, new business development, and stakeholder engagement. The concessionaire's responsibilities include maintaining and developing The Gazette's platform, ensuring the back catalogue is accessible and searchable, and providing customer support and print services. This contract allows businesses to leverage user research and service design to refine operations, potentially boosting their market presence through substantial collaboration with The National Archives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Concession Contract - The Gazette

Notice Description

The purpose of this Procurement Process is for The National Archives (TNA) to select a Concessionaire to deliver the Concession Contract for The Gazette - www.thegazette.co.uk This will involve producing and publishing The Gazette which is a daily printed publication, a website, and a data service. The Concessionaire will operate, maintain and develop The Gazette Platform; provide print services, customer support and sales and order fulfilment; undertake business analysis, user research, service design, new business development and stakeholder engagement; and ensure that The Gazette back catalogue (the archive of previous notices and supplements) is easily accessible and searchable. TNA intends to award the Concession Contract for a period of five years. Please note that the published contract value is the estimated turnover of the Gazette business during the contract period. TNA requires the appointed Concessionaire to deliver the Concession Contract at NIL cost to TNA, minimal cost to the public sector, and to also deliver a substantial royalty return to TNA throughout the Concession Contract period. Tender packs are available upon request, by completing the attached NDA document and returning to procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk The Procurement Process for The Gazette Concession Contract will be split into two Stages. Stage 1 of the Procurement Process is about understanding and evaluating Potential Concessionaires' capabilities for delivering The Gazette Concession Contract. At Stage 1, we will be evaluating Responses on the basis of Quality criteria only. At the end of Stage 1, each Potential Concessionaire's Stage 1 Response will be evaluated by TNA. We envisage that a maximum of four Potential Concessionaires will be shortlisted for invitation to participate in Stage 2 of the Procurement Process. Stage 2 of the Procurement Process is about understanding and evaluating short-listed Potential Concessionaires' Proposals for delivering The Gazette Concession Contract, at a detailed level. At this stage the Potential Concessionaires will also be asked to describe their financial model for delivering the Contract, including the level of Financial Return to TNA. During Stage 2, shortlisted Potential Concessionaires will have an opportunity to have one-to-one meetings with TNA to test ideas, to negotiate, and to refine their Proposals. At the end of Stage 2, short-listed Potential Concessionaires will be invited to submit their final Proposals. TNA will evaluate those Proposals - and make a Contract Award decision - on the basis of Quality (30%), Financial Return (60%) and Social Value (10%).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a6c12586-7b03-4b70-a640-e500652d9ef5
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79970000 - Publishing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
5 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jun 20241 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2029 Over 5 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
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
RICHMOND
Postcode
TW9 4DU
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE STATIONERY OFFICE

Further Information

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