Published date: 16 June 2020

Last edited date: 18 September 2020

This notice was replaced on 8 February 2021

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

Awarded contract (published 8 February 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Publishing services - 79970000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

tender_225590/886268

Published date

16 June 2020

Closing date

20 October 2020

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 January 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

NOTE: Corrigendum issued via OJEU regarding tender return date (Notice Reference: 2020-042199). Now matches this notice. Tender response date is 20/10/2020 (10:00).

Highways England's Communications directorate are seeking to appoint a single supplier to produce a quarterly internal magazine for both office based and on-road staff. The magazine is expected support the underlying principles of the business' Internal Communications Strategy, which are;

- Consistency in messaging
- Clear purpose for each channel
- Reduce duplication (and channels)
- Build in two-way capability
- Manager reference library
- Measure outcomes not outputs
- More targeted comms

In addition to this, Highways expect the successful supplier to bring Journalistic inquisitiveness, experience and focus to ensure the magazine appeals to staff who have an interest in internal business topics, infrastructure, construction and engineering.

Over the last 3 years Highways England's staff magazine has evolved to the point where its key focus is now on the people who make things happen within the business as opposed to the details of the organisations work. The magazine is to continue representing the culture, diversity and environment of HE employees with content being driven by colleagues telling their story through experiences.

The successful supplier is to ensure the magazine focuses on;

- Achievements and contributions to the business
- HR related content
- Corporate training
- People related project launches or news


In line with both the organisational environmental strategy, Highways England are expecting the magazine to move to a digital format which includes video content, photo galleries, scalability etc meaning the magazine must be accessible across a range of devices, however it is important that the business are able to retain print on demand features.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Highways England Staff Magazine

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 June 2020

Attachments

Links

Additional text

How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register for a free account at https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk
2. Click the ITTs Open To All Suppliers link. (These are Invitations to Tender (ITT) open to any registered supplier). Click on the relevant ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the ITT into your My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) You can now access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the ITT Details box
3. Click My Response under ITT Details, you can choose to Create Response or to Decline to Respond (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the Messages function to communicate with Highways England and seek any clarification. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform. You must then submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Expressions of interest must be submitted from the applicants registered office address. Each member of a Joint Venture (JV) must submit a letter from their own registered office confirming all company names in the proposed JV. Applicants can only participate in one JV. Further guidance on JVs is contained in the procurement documents.

Highways England reserves the right not to accept the highest scoring, or any, tender. Bidders should note that tenders are submitted at the suppliers own cost and risk. Highways England may cancel the competition or part of it for any reason, and bidders costs will not be reimbursed. Highways England expressly reserves the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of this tendering exercise commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will Highways England be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

Further information is provided in the procurement documents.

About the buyer

Address

Lateral, 8 City Walk
LEEDS
LS11 9AT
England

Email

Nadia.Bounhar@highwaysengland.co.uk