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Appointment of Guidebook Publisher (2025)

National Museum of the Royal Navy · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:27.

Opportunity 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. Clarifications are to be sent to tenders@nmrn.org.uk

Classification

  • CPV22000000 — Printed matter and related products

Lots

  • Lot 1£206k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NMRNO.2025.002
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
How to submit
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
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
020126-2025
Description
Updated clarification issue and ITT (v3)

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
28 May 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
16 May 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
206,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
247,200

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Description
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.

Contract period

Ends
1 Jul 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 15
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 16
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 17
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 18
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 19
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 20
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 21
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 22
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 23
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 24
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 25
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 26
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 27
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
22000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Printed matter and related products

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-784
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Description
ITT Document for completion and submission.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
A-785
Format
application/pdf
Description
Sample of the NMRN's T&C Contract.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 3
Id
016479-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
23 Apr 2025, 12:07
Entry 4
Id
A-1204
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 5
Id
A-1205
Format
application/pdf
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 6
Id
019347-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
7 May 2025, 12:21
Entry 7
Id
A-1274
Format
application/pdf
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 8
Id
A-1275
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 9
Id
020126-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
9 May 2025, 15:03
Entry 10
Id
041741-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
21 Jul 2025, 15:56

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZYJ-5834-NBRM
Name
National Museum of the Royal Navy

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO1 3NH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Main Road (PP66), HM Naval Base Portsmouth

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PZYJ-5834-NBRM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
Following 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.
Final Status Date
21 Jul 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO1 3NH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05063c-2025-07-21T15:56:14+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·