Official UK procurement notice
Appointment of Guidebook Publisher (2025)
Authority: Royal Navy Museums (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 [email protected]
CPV: Printed matter and related products
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedPublished value£206,000
- Value
- £206,000 exc. VAT · £247,200 inc. VAT
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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 terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BST
- Authority reference
NMRNO.2025.002- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05063cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published23 Apr 2025, 12:07 BST
- Clarification questions by16 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 21 Jul 2025 | CancelledFollowing a thorough evaluation, the NMRN were unable to reach a decisive outcome that this tender opportunity required to appoint the most advantageous tender. The opportunity will be re-advertised. |
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2025- Procurement termination notice published21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BSTUK12
- Published value updated21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BSTwas £206,000
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BST
- Deadline withdrawn21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Jul 2025, 15:56 BST
- Tender notice published9 May 2025, 15:03 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 May 2025, 12:21 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2025, 12:07 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Updated clarification issue and ITT (v3)
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-04: 1 release · 23 Apr 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Document for completion and submission.
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Sample of the NMRN's T&C Contract.
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender