Layout of Program Booklets for the 2026/2027 Season

Contracting Authority: Rundfunk-Orchester und -Chöre (gemeinnützige) GmbH Berlin for the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) Note: service.bund.de is only the publication platform for tenders; responsibility for the content and accuracy of the individual offers (and thus also for the duration of the publication, its premature termination, for the specification of publication dates and offer deadlines) lies exclusively with the respective tendering organization. Therefore, please use exclusively the contact details of the tendering institution from the announcement when you: The subject of the tender is the conclusion of a framework agreement for the ongoing layout creation of all program booklets of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) for an initial season, starting with the 2026/2027 season. The contract shall have a basic term of one season and an option for the contracting authority to extend it by one further season three times. The tender covers typesetting, layout, imposition, final artwork, data-ready output, and, if necessary, minor technical adjustments of all program booklets required by the DSO during the 2026/2027 season and any extension seasons. The services are to be performed based on an existing design provided by the contracting authority. The subject of the tender is expressly not the development of a new design concept or a new corporate design, but the reliable application and continuation of the existing design framework. The framework agreement serves for the ongoing commissioning of individual productions within each season. The estimated order volume is approximately EUR 35,000 per season for about 28 more extensive program booklets for symphony concerts (around 32 pages) and about 14 less extensive ones (around 6 pages). This information is for bidders' orientation only and does not create a claim to reach this order value or to request a specific scope of services. Commissioning will be based on demand through individual requests from the contracting authority. The subject of the framework agreement is layout services for program booklets to the extent requested by the contracting authority. The program booklets may have different page counts. Unless otherwise specified in the individual request, the following general requirements apply: - Final format usually 13 x 18 cm - Implementation based on the existing DSO design and guidelines - Incorporation and structured placement of texts, images, cast lists, biographies, credits, sponsorship information, and mandatory notices - Typesetting and imposition in a production-ready format - Creation, maintenance, and adaptation of paragraph, character, and object styles within the framework of the given design - Creation of print-ready files according to the technical specifications of the contracting authority or the commissioned printing company - Execution of up to 4 correction loops until print approval; these correction loops are included in the offered price - Careful checking for completeness, consistent design, page order, and obvious typesetting errors The contracting authority or its commissioned authors usually provide texts and images approximately 14 days before the respective concert date. The first designed draft of the respective program booklet must be submitted to the contracting authority at least 10 days before the respective concert date. With each individual request, the contracting authority specifies the scope, content, image material, delivery date, approval loops, and, if applicable, product-specific special requirements. All bidders must provide a price per designed page as a binding basis. This page price will form the basis for the evaluation of offers and for the subsequent commissioning of individual program booklets under the framework agreement. The price per designed page must include all standard services for typesetting and layout according to the existing design, including imposition, content integration, final artwork, standard correction loops, creation of print-ready data, and handover of open work files, insofar as they are required for contractually compliant use. Additionally, the following may be itemized separately: - Surcharges or different prices for particularly urgent productions - Additional costs for extraordinary correction loops beyond the usual scope - Additional costs for extensive image editing, foreign language typesetting, or other special services to be remunerated separately - Minimum order values per individual request, if applicable; these must be stated transparently All details of the tender, such as price evaluation, contract duration, eligibility requirements, award criteria, offer contents, execution conditions, deadlines, and format for submitting offers, can be found in the PDF document.