Tender

Publication of Personal Injury Guidelines

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.

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Tender

07 Feb 2019 at 12:49

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice is seeking to procure a service concession contract for the publication of the 15th, 16th, and 17th editions of the Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases. This procurement falls under the category of publications, specifically within the services sector, and is set to take place with a tender period that ends on 28 February 2019. The resulting contract will commence on 1 April 2019 and continues until 31 March 2025. The procurement method is an open procedure for contracts valued at £375,000, which includes several delivery addresses across the United Kingdom and beyond.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in publishing, legal document management, and distribution services. Companies with expertise in editing and printing legal publications are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, especially those that can ensure distribution through legal book supply chains to maximise the publication's market reach. The successful supplier will also benefit from earning royalties based on sales, opening further avenues for revenue growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Publication of Personal Injury Guidelines

Notice Description

The Ministry of Justice wishing to procure a service concession contract on behalf of the Judicial College, for publication and the sale of the Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases 15th, 16th & 17th editions. The arrangement shall consist of the successful Supplier editing, printing, distribution and sale of the Guidelines to the legal market sector, Insurance professionals and those lawyers who practice in this area nationally & internationally. This publication shall also be made available to the public for purchase. The publication is required to be sold through a relevant legal book supply chains, on behalf of the contracting Authority to ensure exposure and availability within the legal book retailers market. The Authority in return will receive a minimum of 20% royalty from the gross sales of the publication, 50% of subsidiary rights and the supply of 3,000 copies of the Guidelines free of charge delivered directly to the Judiciary across the United Kingdom, which includes postage and packaging. Further details will be provided within the tender documentation, which will be available in due course. HM Government requires that tender documentation issued by Government departments for contracts with a value exceeding 10 000 GBP over the life of the contract are published online (http:// www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk) for the general public. The resulting contract(s) shall also be published. The MoJ may use its discretion to redact information to protect key commercial interests or on prescribed grounds. Therefore, bidders who wish information not to be published if successful should secure agreement with the MoJ prior to submission. Only documentation relating to awarded contracts will be published. Key commercial interests, trade secrets and commercial interests which would be prejudiced by publication, following the tests in section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 may be redacted. http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/docs/foi-exemption-s43.pdf The prescribed grounds for redaction are: (a) national security; (b) personal data; (c) information protected by intellectual property law; (d) information which it is not in the public interest to disclose (following the tests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000); (e) third party confidential information; (f) IT security; or (g) prevention of fraud. Freedom of information (FOI) The Freedom of Information Act came fully into force in 2005. If any organisation considers that any information supplied by them is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivities specified. In such cases the relevant material will in response to FOI requests be examined in the light of exemptions provided for in the Act.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d29355e4-dba1-42f8-9b4e-6b30825fc4db
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc665001-dfbe-4867-acd4-42e61ff6bcd7
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

CPV Codes

22120000 - Publications

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£375,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Feb 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Feb 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2025 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ccmdlegalpublications@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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