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Published 8 Oct 2021, 15:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design and Print of Alumni Magazine

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Each year the Alumni office produces the Swansea University Alumni Magazine, SAIL. The magazine is produced in print and sent to circa 70,000 alumni worldwide.

A digital version of the print copy is created for electronic distribution and a bilingual edition is also produced for delivery within Wales.

Swansea University is seeking to appoint a contractor for a 3 year period to produce the magazine in conjunction with the Alumni Relations team. This includes:

The design

Sourcing of imagery, where needed

Print and postage

Design and layout of magazine based on client brief.

Create 2 x cover visuals for English/Billingual versions of the magazine

Create finished artwork for a 28pp portrait English brochure ready for print. To include amendments from clearly marked up proofs.

To layout Welsh text as per approved English brochure design and create finished artwork ready for print.

CPV: Bespoke printed matter · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Printed matter and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Oct 2021, 15:35 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2021, 15:35 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
SU01(22)
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025240
Classification (CPV)
Bespoke printed matterPrinted books, brochures and leafletsPrinted matter and related products
Delivery area
Wales (UKL18)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ea05 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=114693 (WA Ref:114693) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
8 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Oct 2021 → 8 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    8 Oct 2021, 15:35 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    8 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria