Printing and distribution of the Mittelsachsen district newsletter Mittelsachsenkurier

Summary

The contract covers printing and distributing the Mittelsachsen district newsletter, Mittelsachsenkurier, during 2027. The publication is normally issued 12 times a year, with 12 pages in half-Rhenish format and a circulation of 150,000 copies. Printing must be in four colours, on paper weighing at least 45 g/m². Typesetting must be provided when needed, and a four-page special issue may be commissioned; it must be produced within ten days. For online publication, the contractor must provide an accessible file meeting BITV 2.0 requirements. The contractor must distribute the newsletter to all households no later than the day after publication and make up any missed delivery when requested. Distribution together with publications of political parties or organisations is prohibited. The contract is awarded as one whole and runs from 1 January to 31 December 2027. The submission deadline is 19 October 2026 at 23:59; alternative bids are not permitted. Bids are scored out of 100 points: 70 for the price of the standard 12-page issue, 20 for four additional pages, 5 for the price reduction when four pages are removed, and 5 for a four-page special issue. The bidder must submit, among other items, turnover information for the previous three years, comparable sample publications, the required declarations and company registration details. The tender documents state no minimum turnover or quantified threshold for previous experience.