Queens Jubilee - Commemorative Book on the Queens Reign

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced single contractor to procure a potential contractor to publish a commemorative book to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Aims of the book are to: - be a unique commemorative piece that children will take home and treasure, and - focus, not only on the Queen herself, but also on events of the last 70 years throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth

The contractor can be either one organisation, or a group of economic operators. In accordance to the public contract regulations Open Procedure DfE has published this Contract Notice, which is a call for competition, following the PIN published earlier for ESEE - The market engagement which was not call for competition, the documents are available along with the ITT documents within the DFE Jaggaer system. Interested parties will need to register via Jaggaer to access the documents.

Additional information: Once the ITT has closed, applications will undergo an initial desktop assessment based on the criteria and weighting set out in the prospectus and application pack, following which there will be a moderation of those results before final award and mobilisation. The DfE will administer the procurement processes electronically via the DfE e-Tendering Portal: Jaggaer. No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with DfE (including final submission of tenders) will be conducted via the Jaggaer Portal. Bidders who are not already registered on the portal can register here: https://education.app.jaggaer.com

When registered and signed in to Jaggaer you will need to express an interest in the opportunity to be able to access all relevant documentation including the application pack. For any assistance required in registering bidders should contact the Jaggaer helpdesk: help_UK@jaggaer.com

DfE confirm that the total budget available for the first one year is £12M.