Notice Information
Notice Title
Appointment of Guidebook Publisher (2025)
Notice Description
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) are seeking through this tender process to appoint a supplier to produce and print its range of souvenir guidebooks for a 5-year period commencing Late June 2025. This appointment will be contracted to the NMRN Trading Company, with the procurement undertaken by NMRN Operations. The contractor should be able to undertake both the design and printing elements. Examples of our key objectives include: * To maximise commercial revenue through sales of the guidebooks at all physical NMRN sites and through the digital journey. * The NMRN are progressing a new brand redevelopment that will launch in 2025, of which at the point of reprint, the guidebooks will need to embody, increasing and extending our brand awareness * To enhance the visitor experience whilst on site. * To contribute to the NMRN's overall interpretation strategy, as articulated within its master narrative All details of the guidebooks required to be published under this tender are included within the ITT itself. This includes setting out your pricing proposals. The NMRN are not accepting physical examples of guidebooks, only PDF examples are to be sent alongside submissions on the tender deadline stated on this advert. Clarifications are to be sent to tenders@nmrn.org.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05063c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041741-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
-
- CPV Codes
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £206,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £206,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2025 - 1 Jul 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@nmrn.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- PO1 3NH
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ31 Portsmouth
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- Charles Dickens
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041741-2025
21st July 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020126-2025
9th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019347-2025
7th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016479-2025
23rd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-784
ITT Document for completion and submission. -
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