Scope
Reference
NMRNO.2025.002
Description
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) are seeking through this tender process to appoint a supplier to produce and print its range of souvenir guidebooks for a 5-year period commencing Late June 2025.
This appointment will be contracted to the NMRN Trading Company, with the procurement undertaken by NMRN Operations.
The contractor should be able to undertake both the design and printing elements. Examples of our key objectives include:
• To maximise commercial revenue through sales of the guidebooks at all physical NMRN sites and through the digital journey.
• The NMRN are progressing a new brand redevelopment that will launch in 2025, of which at the point of reprint, the guidebooks will need to embody, increasing and extending our brand awareness
• To enhance the visitor experience whilst on site.
• To contribute to the NMRN's overall interpretation strategy, as articulated within its master narrative
All details of the guidebooks required to be published under this tender are included within the ITT itself. This includes setting out your pricing proposals.
The NMRN are not accepting physical examples of guidebooks, only PDF examples are to be sent alongside submissions on the tender deadline stated on this advert.
Clarifications are to be sent to tenders@nmrn.org.uk
Total value (estimated)
- £206,000 excluding VAT
- £247,200 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2030
- 5 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 22000000 - Printed matter and related products
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
16 May 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
28 May 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
All submissions are to be sent to tenders@nmrn.org.uk, further details on the NMRN can be found at; www.nmrn.org.uk/do-business-with-us
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
The award criteria for the Most Advantageous Tender will be made on a Price Per Quality Score Point basis. With 100% given to quality criteria.
Full details of this can be found within the ITT documentation.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Documents
Associated tender documents
NMRN ITT Open- GuidebookPublisher2025.docx
ITT Document for completion and submission.
NMRN Std Terms and Conditions-PA23 SAMPLE.pdf
Sample of the NMRN's T&C Contract.
Contracting authority
National Museum of the Royal Navy
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZYJ-5834-NBRM
Main Road (PP66), HM Naval Base Portsmouth
Portsmouth
PO1 3NH
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@nmrn.org.uk
Region: UKJ31 - Portsmouth
Organisation type: Public authority - central government