--- title: "Publication of Personal Injury Guidelines" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d29355e4-dba1-42f8-9b4e-6b30825fc4db" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d29355e4-dba1-42f8-9b4e-6b30825fc4db" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d29355e4-dba1-42f8-9b4e-6b30825fc4db.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d29355e4-dba1-42f8-9b4e-6b30825fc4db.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE." published: "2019-02-07" --- # Publication of Personal Injury Guidelines Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d29355e4-dba1-42f8-9b4e-6b30825fc4db [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d29355e4-dba1-42f8-9b4e-6b30825fc4db) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d29355e4-dba1-42f8-9b4e-6b30825fc4db.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. 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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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc665001-dfbe-4867-acd4-42e61ff6bcd7 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Feb 2019 | | Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £375,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 22 - Printed matter and related products ### Codes - 22120000 - Publications ## Release History - 7 Feb 2019 at 12:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc665001-dfbe-4867-acd4-42e61ff6bcd7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc665001-dfbe-4867-acd4-42e61ff6bcd7 7th February 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/docs/foi-exemption-s43.pdf ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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