The Ulster Graduate Magazine

Tender description

Introduction: Invitation to tender for a two year (one year + one year) project to produce and distribute the University of Ulster’s Alumni Relations Annual magazine (hard and soft copy), The Ulster Graduate on behalf of the Development and Alumni Relations Office. Background: The Alumni Relations office would like to change how we produce and distribute our annual magazine. To date this service has been provided by individual suppliers, however this year we would like to attempt to ‘bundle the services’ in order to produce a more professional, more impactful and more cost effective publication meeting the needs and interests of our alumni, friends and contacts of the University. The purpose of the magazine is to promote the University to our external audience, to effectively engage with them in an interesting and visual way and of course to help ensure we keep in touch with them in the most appropriate manner throughout the year, therefore gathering up to date contact information and intelligence will be key. Scope: Since 2012/13 the magazine is produced once a year in hard copy and a turn page PDF format. Last year it was circulated in February and this year we want to aim for distribution around Easter time (end of April 2014). The magazine will be a 32 + 4 page cover document and will be distributed hard copy to approximately 125 000 alumni, friends and contacts of the University worldwide, with approximately 80% in UK and the remainder across Europe and Rest of World. The publication should be made available both in hard copy and also in an effective soft copy solution for those who wish to access it in this format and of course in order that we can make it available via our website at all times. We can be flexible with the size of the publication and thickness of paper/cover in order to ensure value for money and have given a number of suggestions on the pricing model, we however must retain a professional looking document. The very natu