The Open University has tendered for the supply of printed book production for a 3 year contract with 1 renewal period to a possible 4 years.This is a Restricted Procurement under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

The Open University has tendered to award contracts to four providers to supply printed book production for a 3 year contract with an optional one year extension period to a possible 4 years.The Open University provides bespoke printed books and supplements to support each student's learning journey. The OU can typically issue 200 new products a year and circa 700 reprint orders of existing products, in varying volumes. The products are required in three trimmed sizes:- A4 (297x210mm); Crown (246x189mm) and OU Science (263x210mm). The printing requirements are for mono text, 2 colour text, 4 colour text. The binding options are unsewn, saddle-stitched and loose-leaf. Paginations range from 8pp to 496pp. The contract excludes the supply of paper and is for the supply of print, production and delivery of publications to the OU's warehouse. A framework of four suppliers will be awarded contracts to fulfil the OU's requirements for this contract.