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Published 25 Jul 2023, 15:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Advertising, Recruitment & Public Information Notices

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,039,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2023awarded 13 Oct 2023
Awarded to Spiritmedia Scotland

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") intend to award a Contract to a single service provider for the provision of Advertising, Recruitment & Public Information Notices.

  • Recurrence: Tendering for future requirements will commence approximately 6 months prior to the expiry of the contract/extension period.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The following information is intended to give Candidates an overview of the high level…AwardedRenewal

The following information is intended to give Candidates an overview of the high level requirements.

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Requirements: The Council seek an external supplier (single supplier contract) to work with and on behalf of the Council’s Corporate Communications Service to plan, buy, book and manage media space for advertising, recruitment advertising and public information notices in Scotland, UK and Ireland and overseas as required.

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The Contract must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice; information and the ITT documentation in PCS-T tendering;

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Tenders must be submitted for the full requirements; only tenders submitted on this basis will be considered.

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Tenderers must respond to a range of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope.

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Tenderers must download and complete a range of Award based questions and statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope.

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Tenderers must download, complete and upload to PCS-Commercial envelope.

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All documentation located within PCS-Tender Supplier Attachment Area.

. Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS.

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 (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The initial period of the Contract will be 24 months with the option for the Council to extend for up to a further 24 months in 2 x 12 month extensions. The extension periods will be at the Council's sole discretion.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Bidders must respond to SPD Questions 4B.Financial Ratio, 4B.5.1b and 4B.5.2.

    Minimum: 4B.5.1b, 4B.5.2 - It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: -Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10000000 GBP -Public Lia…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Tendering for future requirements will commence approximately 6 months prior to the expiry of the contract/extension period.

First published
25 Jul 2023, 15:53 BST
Last source update
19 Oct 2023, 10:56 BST
Award evaluation window
25 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-23-043
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030862
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising campaign servicesAdvertising servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ea25 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:746935)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Aug 2023 → 19 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Oct 2023, 10:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Oct 2023, 10:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,039,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Spiritmedia ScotlandSME£1,039,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 030862-2023-NLC-CPT-23-043-1 · Spiritmedia ScotlandSME

    Signed
    13 Oct 2023
    Value
    £1,039,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Spiritmedia ScotlandAwarded supplier The Clockwise Building, Commercial Quay, 84 Commercial Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6LXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.