This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

31 Aug 2022 at 11:31

TenderUpdate

13 Jan 2022 at 11:49

Tender

11 Jan 2022 at 16:03

Planning

25 Aug 2021 at 11:21

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Southampton has completed the tender process for the provision of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Journals Library production services. The contract, valued at £6,000,000 GBP, was awarded to Newgen Publishing UK Limited. The procurement method used was Competitive Dialogue, with the University of Southampton being the buying organisation. The procurement covered goods in the industry category "Technical publications." The tender initiated on 31st August 2022 and was awarded on 15th August 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in publishing production services within scholarly communications. Companies with expertise in project management, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and artwork design are well-suited to compete. The competitive dialogue procurement method allows for engaging with potential suppliers to develop innovative solutions. The significant contract value and selective nature of the process indicate a high level of investment and tailored services required by the University of Southampton for the NIHR Journals Library production.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Journals Library : Production Services

Notice Description

The NIHR Journals Library (NJL) currently comprises a suite of five, Open Access, monograph-format journals providing an important and permanent archive of research funded by the NIHR. The ability to ensure a robust editorial and production process in which the NIHR's research programmes and the Department of Health and Social Care have full confidence is an essential requirement of this contract. A production services supplier will be required by the NJL from July 2022 to provide publishing production services on delivered manuscripts of funded research which will include: project management; full copyediting: typesetting (XML-first); proofreading; artwork - illustration re draw; infographic design; publishing technology support; indexing: PID and metadata management of each issue. The contractor will have an agreed Service Level Agreement and will have access to and maintain relationships with authors, editors and the NETSCC Editorial Office.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University is seeking to engage a supplier with a strong track record of successfully delivering publishing production services within scholarly communications field. During 2022, the NIHR Journal Library (NJL) plans to transition to a new publishing model - a "threaded-publication" format. Instead of publishing a monograph the NJL will publish a series of shorter research articles during the course of the research, that will report on the different elements of the commissioned work - then threading the articles and a synopsis document together online to provide complete publication of the commissioned research. To achieve this, the following activities summarise what is considered within scope of this procurement: * Editorial and production management of NJL peer-reviewed and accepted manuscripts through to delivery of files that meet NJL publishing model and web platform specification * To include copy-edit, artwork redraw, Typesetting XML-First, proofing, metadata management, Indexing. * Journal development - there will be variations to the contract during the contracting period relating to an increase to the numbers of expected manuscripts * The provision or management of the NJL website is excluded from the scope of this project. Total and complete publication of research findings is part of the NIHR's commitment to the principles of open access and adding value to all stages of research, ensuring best use of public money to benefit the health and wealth of the nation. The NIHR was the world's first health and care research funder to publish comprehensive accounts of its commissioned research within its own publicly and permanently available online journal series. The NIHR Journals Library currently comprises a suite of five open access peer-reviewed journals reporting results from a range of health and care research areas. They are: * Health Technology Assessment * Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation * Health and Social Care Delivery Research * Public Health Research * Programme Grants for Applied Research A sixth journal, Global Health Research, is in development and will be added to the suite of journals during the proposed contract term.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d942
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024253-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

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


CPV Codes

22121000 - Technical publications

79822000 - Composition services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
13 Dec 2021Expired
Award Date
15 Aug 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO17 1BJ
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ32 Southampton

Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Portswood
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Test

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Newgen Publishing UK Limited

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