HRB - Editing and Proofreading - 2023
The Health Research Board
The HRB is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The Health Research Board (HRB) is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research. We provide funding, maintain health information systems and conduct research linked to national health priorities. Our aim is to improve people's health, build health research capacity and make a significant contribution to Ireland's knowledge economy. The HRB aims to be an independent, credible voice for research and evidence and a trusted thought leader. To achieve this, we seek to position the HRB as a trusted, objective source for health research and evidence to guide policy, inform decision-making, and influence behaviour by communicating the impact of HRB work clearly and effectively to defined audiences in order to build awareness, reinforce credibility and build trust. The purpose of this Request for Tender (RFT) is to invite tenderers to provide Editing and Proofreading services for a four (4) year contract. The Health Research Board wish to contract an editing and proofreading service to ensure that all HRB reports, no matter how complex the topic, are well written and reader friendly. We produce a wide range of publications, from in-depth evidence reviews on specific subjects, to brochures, and detailed statistical information reports as well as newsletters. Making our content accessible for the reader is essential in terms of establishing trust and advancing knowledge brokering. We need a cost effective, consistent service with a team who can cope with increased volume at various times of the year for the for the period 2024-2028. Details of the RFT are as follow: Provision of specialist copy-editing and proof-reading service: Specialist skills to take complex topics and ensure that they are reader friendly. Expertise to identify errant grammatical errors or mistakes or incorrect phrasing which could compromise the quality of a report. The content that requires editing includes • Complex Evidence Reviews (approximately 40-80,000 words) (nine each year) • Annual Reports (three each year) • Promotional material (two each year) • DrugNet newsletters (four each year) • Reports for the European Drugs Agency (12 each year) No sample available • Funding publications (one or two each year) Summary materials: Experience to distil simple messages from complex material to create useful summaries for lay readers. Mentoring: Provide one-to-one mentoring for report writers to help make their work more readable and reduce the volume of corrections or edits required. The successful supplier will be expected to edit within the HRB templates and use a HRB style and reference guide when editing HRB documents.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-03-21. The procurement was published on 2024-02-21.
Who? What? Where?| Date | Document |
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| 2024-02-21 | Contract notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: HRB - Editing and Proofreading - 2023
Short description:
“The HRB is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The Health Research Board (HRB) is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Proofreading services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“The HRB is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The Health Research Board (HRB) is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Proofreading services 📦
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-03-21 13:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-03-21 13:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3123587
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-03-21 13:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3123587”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: corruption
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Health Research Board
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 67-72 Lower Mount Street,
Postal code: DO2 H638
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: dmurphy@hrb.ie 📧
Phone: 012345000 📞
URL: https://www.hrb.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hrb.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3123587 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=3123587 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2024/S 038-112010 (2024-02-21)