Appointment of Guidebook Publisher (2025)
National Museum of the Royal NavyEstimated Value
Up to £206,000
Deadline
28 May 2025
Published
7 May 2025
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
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Clarifications are to be sent to tenders@nmrn.org.uk
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MTECH SOUTHERN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
£86,271
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- 2
WILLIAM POLLARD & COMPANY LIMITED
£200,000
total awarded
- 3
BRAND JAM LIMITED
£200,000
total awarded
- 4
CIVIC COMPUTING LIMITED
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- 5
CUCO CREATIVE LIMITED
£200,000
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MTECH SOUTHERN SOLUTIONS LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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National Museum of the Royal NavyKey Dates
Published
7 May 2025
Submission deadline
28 May 2025
Notice type
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