Published date: 29 November 2018

Last edited date: 29 November 2018

This notice was replaced on 7 January 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 7 January 2020, last edited 27 September 2023)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed matter and related products - 22000000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

Location of contract

TW9 4DU

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

TNA200

Published date

29 November 2018

Closing date

7 January 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Contract type

Not specified

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The purpose of this Procurement Process is for The National Archives (TNA) to select a Concessionaire to deliver the Concession Contract for The Gazette, managing and delivering both the daily publication of The Gazette and the development, maintenance
and operation of The Gazette Platform.

TNA intends to award the Concession Contract for a period of five years. TNA requires the appointed Concessionaire to deliver the Concession Contract at NIL cost to TNA, and to also deliver a substantial royalty return to TNA throughout the Concession Contract period.

The Gazette is a combination of three publications, the London Gazette, the Belfast Gazette and the Edinburgh Gazette. The Gazettes are official journals of record and the London Gazette is claimed to be the world's oldest continually printed newspaper. It has been 'published by Authority' since 1865, under the superintendence of Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO). Today The Gazette is a daily printed publication, a website (https://thegazette.co.uk) and a data service. The printed edition provides a record of what was published on the website the previous business day.

For the right organisation this a real opportunity to take over a thriving, sustainable, multi-million pound business.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Concession Contract - The Gazette

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 10 October 2018

Attachments


About the buyer

Address

Kew
Richmond
TW9 4DU
England

Email

procurement@nationalarchives.gov.uk