National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Journals Library : Production Services
Published
Value
Description
The NIHR Journals Library (NJL) currently comprises a suite of five, Open Access, monograph-format journals providing an important and permanent archive of research funded by the NIHR. The ability to ensure a robust editorial and production process in which the NIHR's research programmes and the Department of Health and Social Care have full confidence is an essential requirement of this contract. A production services supplier will be required by the NJL from July 2022 to provide publishing production services on delivered manuscripts of funded research which will include: project management; full copyediting: typesetting (XML-first); proofreading; artwork - illustration re draw; infographic design; publishing technology support; indexing: PID and metadata management of each issue. The contractor will have an agreed Service Level Agreement and will have access to and maintain relationships with authors, editors and the NETSCC Editorial Office. Lot 1: The University is seeking to engage a supplier with a strong track record of successfully delivering publishing production services within scholarly communications field. During 2022, the NIHR Journal Library (NJL) plans to transition to a new publishing model - a "threaded-publication" format. Instead of publishing a monograph the NJL will publish a series of shorter research articles during the course of the research, that will report on the different elements of the commissioned work - then threading the articles and a synopsis document together online to provide complete publication of the commissioned research. To achieve this, the following activities summarise what is considered within scope of this procurement: • Editorial and production management of NJL peer-reviewed and accepted manuscripts through to delivery of files that meet NJL publishing model and web platform specification • To include copy-edit, artwork redraw, Typesetting XML-First, proofing, metadata management, Indexing. • Journal development - there will be variations to the contract during the contracting period relating to an increase to the numbers of expected manuscripts • The provision or management of the NJL website is excluded from the scope of this project. Total and complete publication of research findings is part of the NIHR's commitment to the principles of open access and adding value to all stages of research, ensuring best use of public money to benefit the health and wealth of the nation. The NIHR was the world's first health and care research funder to publish comprehensive accounts of its commissioned research within its own publicly and permanently available online journal series. The NIHR Journals Library currently comprises a suite of five open access peer-reviewed journals reporting results from a range of health and care research areas. They are: • Health Technology Assessment • Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation • Health and Social Care Delivery Research • Public Health Research • Programme Grants for Applied Research A sixth journal, Global Health Research, is in development and will be added to the suite of journals during the proposed contract term. Lot 1: The University is seeking to engage a supplier with a strong track record of successfully delivering publishing production services within scholarly communications field. During 2022, the NIHR Journal Library (NJL) plans to transition to a new publishing model - a "threaded-publication" format. Instead of publishing a monograph the NJL will publish a series of shorter research articles during the course of the research, that will report on the different elements of the commissioned work - then threading the articles and a synopsis document together online to provide complete publication of the commissioned research. To achieve this, the following activities summarise what is considered within scope of this procurement: • Editorial and production management of NJL peer-reviewed and accepted manuscripts through to delivery of files that meet NJL publishing model and web platform specification • To include copy-edit, artwork redraw, Typesetting XML-First, proofing, metadata management, Indexing. • Journal development - there will be variations to the contract during the contracting period relating to an increase to the numbers of expected manuscripts • The provision or management of the NJL website is excluded from the scope of this project. Total and complete publication of research findings is part of the NIHR's commitment to the principles of open access and adding value to all stages of research, ensuring best use of public money to benefit the health and wealth of the nation. The NIHR was the world's first health and care research funder to publish comprehensive accounts of its commissioned research within its own publicly and permanently available online journal series. The NIHR Journals Library currently comprises a suite of five open access peer-reviewed journals reporting results from a range of health and care research areas. They are: • Health Technology Assessment • Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation • Health and Social Care Delivery Research • Public Health Research • Programme Grants for Applied Research A sixth journal, Global Health Research, is in development and will be added to the suite of journals during the proposed contract term.
Timeline
Publish date
2 years ago
Close date
2 years ago
Buyer information
University of Southampton
- Contact:
- Emma Raddon
- Email:
- E.Raddon@soton.ac.uk
Explore contracts and tenders relating to University of Southampton
Go to buyer profileNotice topics
Source
"Find-a-Tender"To save this opportunity, sign up to Stotles for free.
Save in appTender tracking
Access a feed of government opportunities tailored to you, in one view. Receive email alerts and integrate with your CRM to stay up-to-date.
Proactive prospecting
Get ahead of competitors by reaching out to key decision-makers within buying organisations directly.
360° account briefings
Create in-depth briefings on buyer organisations based on their historical & upcoming procurement activity.
Collaboration tools
Streamline sales workflows with team collaboration and communication features, and integrate with your favourite sales tools.
Explore similar tenders and contracts
Browse open tenders, recent contract awards and upcoming contract expiries that match similar CPV codes.
- Closed
US_24122 - Staff Surveys The University is looking to procure a supplier who can provide staff surveys on a biennial basis who will need to fully host and manage the service. The services will be two biennial surveys (once every two years) to be managed by the supplier through liaison with the stakeholders and will provide the following services:- - Accessibility - Benchmarking/Survey Design - Reporting - Survey Support
University of Sussex240,000 GBPPublished 3 months ago
- Closed
Making the Links - a celebration of the Elan Links Landscape Partnership
Elan Valley Trust LinksPublished 7 months ago
- Openclosing
Print Solutions
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium5,500,000 EURPublished 8 months ago
Explore other contracts published by University of Southampton
Explore more open tenders, recent contract awards and upcoming contract expiries published by University of Southampton.
- Closed
Occupational Health Services and Supplementary Services
University of Southampton10,000,000 GBPPublished 2 months ago
- Closed
Occupational Health Services and Supplementary Services
University of Southampton8,000,000 GBPPublished 2 months ago
Explore more suppliers to University of Southampton
Sign upExplore top buyers for public sector contracts
Discover open tenders, contract awards and upcoming contract expiries of thousands of public sector buyers below. Gain insights into their procurement activity, historical purchasing trends and more.
- Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- Genomics England
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire
- CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD
- Abargrove Ltd t/a Event & Hospitality Services
- The Romero Catholic Academy
- Beaumont Primary School
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- Yardleys School
- Holmes Chapel Parish Council
- Westminster City School
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls
- Stalham Town Council
Explore top sources for public sector contracts
Stotles aggregates public sector contract data from every major procurement data source. We ingest this data and surface the most relevant insights for our users. Explore our list of public sector procurement data sources below.