Published date: 24 September 2015

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.


Closing: 4 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Publishing services - 79970000

Location of contract

NG1 6LP

Value of contract

£26,500,000

Procurement reference

BIP156472741

Published date

24 September 2015

Closing date

4 December 2015

Contract start date

3 October 2016

Contract end date

29 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This tender relates to the rights to publish, jointly with DVSA, the official editions of our resources and works, as well as The Official Highway Code in English and Welsh and The Northern Ireland Highway Code. The successful tenderer will also be allowed to develop, with DVSA's approval, new products and formats from DVSA's and Open Government Licence content. This includes writing or commissioning new content and, with agreement, may include working with external partners who are well placed to promote and disseminate the Standards in new and effective ways.
The successful bidder will be granted a concession to trade in and promote publishing and associated products and activities in partnership with DVSA and using its brand, the Official Highway Code and other Crown copyright works, including those developed by the partnership.
All intellectual properties in products developed by the partnership belong to DVSA except copyright, which belongs to The Queen's Printer and Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Dianne Hill

Address

The Axis Building
112 Upper Parliament Street
Nottingham
NG1 6LP
UK

Telephone

+441159366847

Email

procurement.branch@dsa.gsi.gov.uk