Published date: 31 August 2022
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Technical publications - 22121000
Location of contract
SO17 1BJ
Value of contract
£4,000,000 to £6,000,000
Procurement reference
2021UoS-0341
Published date
31 August 2022
Closing date
10 February 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 August 2022
Contract end date
31 July 2027
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Competitive dialogue (above threshold)
Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
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.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
The Provision of NIHR Journals Library: Production Services
- Opportunity
- Published 11 January 2022, last edited 13 January 2022
Award information
Awarded date
22 July 2022
Contract start date
15 August 2022
Contract end date
31 July 2027
Total value of contract
£6,000,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Newgen Publishing UK Limited
Address
Willow Court
Beeches Green
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 4BJReference
Companies House number: 6754291
Value of contract
£6,000,000
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Emma Raddon
Address
BUILDING 37, HIGHFIELD CAMPUS,UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England
Telephone
02380 598000
Website
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