DESIGN PRINT AND PUBLICATION SERVICES
Contract Notice
Framework Contract
The Scottish Executive (SE) has awarded a contract for Design Print and Publication Services. The contract is open to the Scottish Executive, Associated Agencies, Executive Departments and Non-Departmental Public Bodies to call off.
SE "Core", Executive Agencies and NDPB procurement staff should contact SE personnel, below, in the first instance. Thereafter the contractor will make all administrative and organisational arrangements for the provision of Design, Print, Publications and associated services.
Agencies and Associated Departments procurement staff should contact the contractor directly. To assist in the appraisal of management information and in any future tendering exercises, please advise the SPD contact of your intention to use this contract.
Contractor: RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions 8 South Gyle Crescent Lane Edinburgh EH12 9EG Contact: Tony White, Contract Manager Tel: 0131 625 6573 | | For SE "Core" Operational Guidance and Advice the Customers contact: Alison Ross Media and Communication Group 3N.04 St. Andrews House Regent Road EH1 3DG Tel: 0131 244 4043 Fax: 0131 244 2673 Email: alison.ross@scotland.gsi.gov.uk For Executive Agencies, NDPBs Operational Guidance and Advice contact: David Bilton Scottish Procurement Directorate Central Government Centre of Procurement Expertise (CGCoPE) 1-D South Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ Tel: 0131-244-3627 Fax: 0131-244-0098 Email: david.bilton@scotland.gsi.gov.uk For all Contractual /Commercial Issues Contact: David Bilton, details as above. |
| Period of Contract: 04/10/2004 - 03/10/2009 Value per annum - £8,000,000 Estimated Total Value - £40,000,000 | |
Settlement Terms Within 30 days of receipt and agreement of invoices, submitted monthly in arrears. VAT (where applicable) should be shown separately. Payment will be made after satisfactory delivery and evaluation by the customer of the services provision. | | Other Information: Services: - All design work, including cover artwork and text layout.
- All print work, including work produced by the Edinburgh Print Centre (i.e. RR Donnelly's internal print facility at South Gyle).
- Web conversion - into PDF and HTML - for all documents over 10 pages.
- All publishing services, including application if ISBN/ISSN numbers, copyright application, cataloguing and indexing, liaison with Blackwell's bookshop etc.
- Distribution, fulfilment and storage.
These contract services may be used by all Core Scottish Executive customers. See Publications Guide for further guidance. |