The Ministry of Planning and Investment responded to this issue as follows:

According to the regulations in Clause 1, Article 3 of Circular No. 14/2016/TT-BKHDT, non-consulting services include:

• Logistics, insurance;

• Advertising;

• Training organization, acceptance of pilot run;

• Mapping;

• Printing; funeral services;

• Sanitation;

• Building management, operation;

• Accounting;

• Communication;

• Public transportation;

• Planting and management of green trees;

• Water supply, drainage;

• Electricity supply, lighting;

• Collection, classification, treatment of waste, wastewater;

• Photography;

• Packaging;

• Photocopying and other activities that are not consulting services as specified in Clause 8, Article 4 of the Public Procurement Law No. 43/2013/QH13.

Therefore, the book printing package is a non-consulting service procurement package according to the regulations stated in Clause 9, Article 4 of the aforementioned Public Procurement Law.