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Marketing. Media & PR Marketing Services - (2022-2026)

Marketing Services - (2022-2026)

Marketing Services - (2022-2026) has been closed on 06 Jan 2022. It no longer accepts any bids. For further information, you can contact the Scottish Government

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Location: United Kingdom

General information

Donor:

Scottish Government

Industry:

Marketing. Media & PR

Status:

Closed

Timeline

Published:

22 Nov 2021

Deadline:

06 Jan 2022

Value:

Not available

Contacts

Name:

Alastair Dougall

Phone:

+44 1412425594

+44 1312252525

Email: [email protected]

Description

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV433614

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU - Public Sector Directive

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Government

5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw

Glasgow

G2 8LU

Contact person: Alastair Dougall

Telephone: +44 1412425594

E-mail: [email protected]

NUTS: UKM

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Marketing Services - (2022-2026)

Reference number: SP-21-017

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79340000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. This Framework will be a multi-lot and multi-supplier agreement and will cover the following services: Creative Services, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, Market Research and Events and Video Production.

The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies

Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 40 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79341000

79341400

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is envisaged that Lot 1 will have six suppliers appointed. Creative Services will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communications programmes and advertising campaigns as well as elements of wider activities, based on a Framework Public Body's brief, and potentially delivered in partnership with the relevant marketing agencies. The suppliers must have the capability and experience in managing and providing strategic creative development and delivery across the disciplines of this category, where relevant to support behaviour change, including the delivery of advertising activity, content creation, engaging field activity, impactful, targeted and measurable communications. Lot 1 will be for call off contracts above 50,000 GBP.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price / Weighting: 20

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 14 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79341000

79341400

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is envisaged that Lot 2 will have five suppliers appointed. Creative Services will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communications programmes and advertising campaigns as well as elements of wider activities, based on a Framework Public Body's brief, and potentially delivered in partnership with the relevant marketing agencies. The suppliers must have the capability and experience in managing and providing strategic creative development and delivery across the disciplines of this category, where relevant to support behaviour change, including the delivery of advertising activity, content creation, engaging field activity, impactful, targeted and measurable communications. Lot 2 will be for call off contracts below 50,000 GBP.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Digital Marketing

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79340000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is envisaged that Lot 3 will have five suppliers appointed. Digital Marketing Services include the technical and creative development of digital materials to deliver targeted messaging and engagement with identified audiences in pursuit of Framework Public Body’s objectives and where relevant, to support behaviour change. This can consist of the development, creation and delivery of digital marketing activity, records and databases as well as the creation, collation, and maintenance of digital content across all platforms and responsibility for functionality, usability and analysis of content.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 10 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

Public Relations

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79416000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is envisaged that Lot 4 will have five suppliers appointed. The Supplier shall provide services covering the planning, creative approach, project delivery and evaluation of Public Relations activity as required by individual Framework Public Bodies.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 5 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 5

II.2.1) Title

Market Research

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

73110000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is envisaged that Lot 5 will have six suppliers appointed. Market Research Services require research specialists to advise and implement a range of market and customer research activities covering many aspects of communications work. This will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communications programmes as well as elements of wider activities, either individually or a combination of strategic planning, field marketing, direct marketing and partnership marketing.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 5 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 6

II.2.1) Title

Events and Video Production

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79952000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

It is envisaged that Lot 6 will have five suppliers appointed. Events and Video Production Services cover event management, virtual events, exhibition Management, technical audio visual services and video production & post production services required by Framework Public Bodies.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price / Weighting: 30

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 4 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

This section refers to Section B of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland) and covers question 4B.5

Minimum level(s) of standards required:

4B.5.1 to 4B.5.3 It is a requirement of this framework/contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded framework/contract the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Public Liability Insurance = not less than 1 million GBP per incident and unlimited in total;

Professional Indemnity Insurance = not less than 1 million GBP per incident and unlimited in total;

Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = in accordance with any legal obligation for the time being in force.

Bidders who do not currently have or cannot commit to obtaining the levels of Insurance requested may be excluded from the procurement process. In event of award of a Framework, Scottish Government will seek proof that these Insurance provisions have been fully complied with.

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 32

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2021/S 000-007196

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 06/01/2022

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 06/01/2022

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

within 4 years

VI.3) Additional information

1.Tenderers may bid for all Lots. However for Creative services (Lots 1 and 2) a Tenderer may only be successful in one of these Lots. For Lots 1 and 2 we will undertake the evaluation in sequence and evaluate Lot 1 first. The Tenderers with the most economically advantageous tender in Lot 1 will be the preferred Tenderers for Lot 1. If any of the preferred Tenderers for Lot 1 also bid for Lot 2, they will be eliminated from consideration for Lot 2. From the remaining bids in Lot 2 the Tenderers with the most economically advantageous tenders will be the preferred Tenderers for Lot 2.

2. In the event of a tie, the Authority reserves the right to appoint additional compliant Tenderers.

3. Award criteria questions can be found in the ITT together with weightings.

4. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Sco) Regs 2015.

5.If you are an SME or 3rd sector organisation interested in working with the public sector, the Supplier Development Programme can help. Attached is a link to the Supplier Development Programme:https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/?utm_source=pcs&utm_medium=frontpage&utm_content=march16&utm_campaign=SDP03

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19709. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:

The contractor will be encouraged to use PCS to advertise sub-contracting requirements where applicable.

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The Contractor will be required, where practical, to:

- Consider relevant opportunities for community benefits;

- Consider opportunities for the involvement of SMEs and/or third sector organisations in supporting the delivery of this Framework;

- Provide assurance regarding fair work first matters.”

(SC Ref:665930)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

27 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1LB

Telephone: +44 1312252525

Internet address(es)

URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts(Scotland)Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

22/11/2021

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