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Editorial Creation, Printing and Distribution of Customer Magazine (Publishing Service)

Deutsche Rentenversicherung Knappschaft-Bahn-See (KBS)·Bochum, Germany·Expired · Jul 08, 2026·Open·Services·Framework
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Original notice title

Germany – Publishing services – Redaktionelle Erstellung, Druck und Versand des Kundenmagazins (Verlagsleistung)

50/100

Opportunity Score

Needs reviewMedium complexity
ServicesFrameworkExpired
Why this score?

Opportunity

50 / 100

Complexity

65 / 100

Risk factors

Reference requirement is very specific: comparable customer magazine from statutory health or pension insurance, with m...

No estimated value provided; only a maximum volume of 15M EUR gross. Actual contract value may be much lower, affecting...

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Overview

Moderate opportunity

Key Facts

  • Framework procurement
  • Services contract
  • 1 lot
  • Duration until Nov 2027
  • Editorial creation including text, image/infographic editing
  • Design and layout of the magazine
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This tender by Deutsche Rentenversicherung Knappschaft-Bahn-See (KBS) seeks a contractor for editorial creation, design, proofreading, printing, and distribution of the health magazine 'tag'. It is a single-lot framework agreement with a 1-year initial term (Dec 2026-Nov 2027) and optional extension up to 3 additional years. The magazine has approximately 1 million copies per issue, 4 issues per year, currently 24 pages, potentially increasing to 28. The maximum contract volume is noted as 15 million EUR gross. Award is based 30% on price and 70% on quality. Strict eligibility requires at least one reference of a comparable customer magazine from the statutory health or pension insurance sector with minimum 1 million copies per edition. No estimated value was provided in structured data, but the XML mentions a maximum volume.

Risks

Reference requirement is very specific: comparable customer magazine from statutory health or pension insurance, with m...

No estimated value provided; only a maximum volume of 15M EUR gross. Actual contract value may be much lower, affecting...

Analysis may be incomplete

Only part of the procurement documentation was analyzed. Additional eligibility requirements, certificates, or submission documents may exist in the remaining tender documentation.

Key Requirements

Technical

  • Single lot for all services (editorial, design, printing, distribution)
  • Framework agreement with initial term 01.12.2026 – 30.11.2027
  • Optional extension up to 30.11.2030 (max. 3 additional years) subject to mutual agreement

Requirements may be incomplete.

Award Criteria

Lot 1

Price criterion for standard magazine: 22.5% weight22.5%Price criterion for alternative 28-page version: 2.5% weight2.5%Price criterion for additional services: 5% weight5%Quality criterion for logistics/workflow concept: 10% weight10%Quality criterion for quality assurance measures: 5% weight5%Quality criterion for refinancing concept: 5% weight5%Quality criterion for work samples' technical correctness: 15% weight15%Quality criterion for work samples' linguistic impression: 15% weight15%Quality criterion for target group-specific performance: 10% weight10%Quality criterion for design impression: 10% weight10%

Buyer

Location

Bochum, DEU

Buyer profile

Open profile

Identifier

Leitweg-ID: 992-80003-44

Activity

Health

Lots (1)

LOT-0000

Editorial Creation, Printing and Distribution of Customer Magazine (Publishing Service)

Redaktion (inkl. Text-, Bild-/Infografikredaktion), Gestaltung, Lektorat, Druck und Vertrieb des Gesundheitsmagazins 'tag'. Aktuell 24 Seiten, potenziell 28 Seiten. Auflage ca. 1 Mio. Exemplare, 4 Ausgaben pro Jahr.

ServicesFrameworkEU fundedElectronic submission

Location

Bochum, Germany

Duration

Nov 2026 - Nov 2027

Category

Publishing services

Award Criteria

Best price-quality ratio

Deadline

Expired Jul 08, 2026

Procurement Details

Publication date
28 May 2026
Languages
German

Reference metadata

Legal basis
32014L0024

Reference IDs

Tender ID
367619-2026

Documents (2)

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