Call for offers – Co-publishing of the Portuguese Edition of Generación Inquilina, Javi Gil (Capitan Swing)

Calls for offers

The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung is one of the largest political education institutions in Germany today, with branches in many countries worldwide. The Brussels Office operates as a think tank reflecting on European and international issues such as the global power shift and the socio-ecological transformation of today’s society. Madrid office as liaison office is organizational affiliated to Brussels office.

The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS) promotes the dissemination of critical and emancipatory knowledge through publications that contribute to political education and public debate. Housing is one of the strategic topics of RLS, according to its programme goal: strengthen the discursive and organizational capacities of actors, so that they are better equipped to intervene in political, academic and public debates at regional, European and international levels

Javier Gil’s book, Generación Inquilina, originally published in Spain by Capitán Swing, examines housing crisis and the ways in which housing has been transformed into one of capitalism’s principal financial assets. The book also puts forward proposals for challenging this model and advancing social justice and the democratisation of urban and territorial development. These themes are closely aligned with the Foundation’s programme objectives.

The author, who holds the rights to the Portuguese translation, has transferred these rights to the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation for the purpose of publishing the book in Portugal.

The objective of this call is to identify a publishing house based in Portugal to co-publish and distribute the Portuguese edition of the book, ensuring a high-quality editorial production and effective dissemination in Portugal.

Description of the service

The selected publishing house will be responsible for the editorial production and printing of the Portuguese edition of Generación Inquilina.

Applicants are requested to submit a financial proposal that should include the following services:

  • Editorial proofreading and copy-editing.
  • Layout and typesetting.
  • Cover graphic design.
  • Coordination of the printing process.
  • Printing of 500 copies.

RLS will co-finance the following editorial production services:

  • Editorial proofreading and copy-editing.
  • Layout and typesetting.
  • Cover graphic design.

For this reason, the financial proposal must include a separate price breakdown for each of these three services, clearly indicating whether VAT is included or excluded.

The publishing house will be responsible for coordinating the printing process and covering the remaining production costs under the terms of the co-publishing agreement.

Co-publishing agreement

The selected publishing house will enter into a co-publishing and transfer of rights agreement with the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, in accordance with the Foundation’s publishing guidelines.

Among other provisions, the agreement will include:

  • The delivery to RLS of an agreed number of printed copies for its political education activities.
  • The organization of at least one joint public presentation of the book in Portugal.
  • The conditions governing publication, distribution and commercialization of the Portuguese edition.

The publishing house will be able to recover its investment through the commercial sale of the book under the terms and conditions of the co-publishing agreement.

The financial proposal must:

  • Include a detailed breakdown of the costs for each service.
  • Clearly indicate whether prices are inclusive or exclusive of VAT.
  • Be submitted in English.

Financial proposals must be submitted by 30 August 2026 (end of the day).

All offers received are weighted according to the following criteria:

 

Financial offer 100%

 

Please submit your financial offer in English, including the requested price breakdown and the relevant portfolio/CV by 30.08.2026 by the end of the day atAmelia.Martinez-Lobo@rosalux.org

Any proposal that fails to meet the requirements will not be taken into consideration.