Germany - Tender for printing, distribution and advertising acquisition of the IHK member magazine

Description

Tender for the printing, distribution and advertising acquisition of the IHK Darmstadt members' magazine from 2025; The Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) is a public corporation and as such is obliged to regularly inform its member companies about the resolutions of the general assembly and other official announcements. For this purpose, the IHK Darmstadt publishes the member magazine Wirtschaftsdialoge (hereinafter referred to as the magazine) as an official newsletter, which is published every two months. The majority of the magazine contains editorial articles on topics relating to the South Hessian economy. 1st specification of services; A publisher (hereinafter: the service provider) is sought who will print the member magazine of the IHK Darmstadt from 2025 and take over the dispatch\/distribution as well as the creation of an interactive barrier-free e-paper. The contract will be concluded from January 1, 2025 for a period of two years. The contract can be extended by a maximum of one year at the end of the contract period. The extension requires the consent of the client and the contractor. The service provider is entitled to use the magazine in its own name and for its own account in accordance with the provisions of this invitation to tender for advertising purposes by printing advertisements and inserting third-party supplements. One third of the page count can be marketed by the publisher. Advertising acquisition is the responsibility of the service provider and is for its own account. For the advertising business, cooperation with IHK-Zeitschriften eG is possible or useful. It forms an interface between national or supra-regional advertisers or their media agencies and the approximately 70 regional IHK magazines. The service provider assumes the costs for printing, stitching, distribution (incl. postage), editing, e-paper as well as the VAT settlement. When applying for this tender, a calculated postage surcharge can be included in the offer. Distribution is currently handled by Deutsche Post AG and the delivery service of a regional newspaper. General information about the magazine is provided below under point 1, the exact services are described under point 2 and the application procedure is explained under point 3. 2. general information on the IHK Darmstadt members' magazine; The IHK Darmstadt magazine currently has a circulation of around 39,000 copies and is published six times a year The IHK Darmstadt is the publisher of the magazine and is also responsible for editing it; Key data on magazine production from 01.01.2025; Publisher: Darmstadt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK); Circulation: approx. 39,000; Publication frequency: bi-monthly (6 times a year), with issues in February, April, June, August, October and December. The magazine is delivered at the beginning of each month; Scope: 56 content pages, plus 4 cover pages (stapled); Ratio of advertisements to editorial content: max. 1\/3 paid advertisements or advertorials, the rest are editorial contributions. One insert per issue is possible; Printing: 4\/4 color; Format: 210 x 280 mm; Type area: 174 mm wide x 233 mm high; Paper quality: Cover: 170 g\/m2 FSC-certified paper; Content: at least 80 g\/m2 FSC-certified paper; 3. Services advertised; 3.1 Advertising acquisition and management; The publisher (hereinafter referred to as the service provider) is responsible for all advertising acquisition and management. Subcontracting for the handling of the advertising business is permitted with the agreement of IHK Darmstadt. Cooperation with IHK-Zeitschriften eG is possible and appropriate for the advertising business. It forms an interface between national or supra-regional advertisers or their media agencies and the approximately 70 regionally published IHK magazines; advertisements and paid editorial contributions (advertorials) must be submitted to the IHK... (The text has been cut off. You can find the entire text in the PDF file)

Opportunity closing date

20 November 2024

Value of contract

to be confirmed