Official UK procurement notice
Design, Editing, Production and Distribution Services for Discover Magazine,other Library Publications and associated services
Authority: National Library of Scotland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Design support services · Designs · Graphic design services · Printing and distribution services · Printing and related services · Printing services · Publishing services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services · Services related to printing · Translation services · Writing agency services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This notice informs about modifications made to the Design, Editing, Production and…
This notice informs about modifications made to the Design, Editing, Production and Distribution Services for the Library's publications.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jan 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Authority reference
2020.21.001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003513- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0606b7Find a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:820680)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect Publications (Scotland) LtdSME | £322,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Design, Editing, Production and Distribution Services for Discover Magazine,other Library Publications and associated services · Connect Publications (Scotland) LtdSME
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2020
- Value
- £322,000
- Status
- active
- Change The Library has applied Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 which states that a contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract or framework; (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50 % of the initial contract value or framework agreement; The Library sees conditions (i) and (ii) satisfied and has modified the contract value by no more than 50% of the initial contract value, which was 215,225 GBP. The maximum value of the contract modification is therefore 107,612.50 GBP., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The unforeseeable circumstances relate to our ‘Dear Library’ exhibition’s public discourse. An important element of this intense phase of negative media attention was its unforeseeable rolling nature over seven months – from May 2025. The Library could not have foreseen the length of this intense public discourse. It started off as an FOI request, became a national news item, and resulted in an independent enquiry and ongoing press interest. This was not one event but a series of stories over at least seven months. The Delegated Purchasing Officer (DPO) was at the heart of the Library’s response. The sole staff member who dealt with this intense negative experience from a media management perspective was also the sole person who could have procured this contract. Moving other staff over to contract procurement was something which the Library was not able to resource.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Connect Publications (Scotland) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.