Official UK procurement notice
Award of Campaign Planning & Delivery, Strategic Student Recruitment & Creative Agency Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU)
Authority: Glasgow Caledonian University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is seeking a Contractor for campaign planning and delivery, strategic student recruitment & creative agency services. The University require an agency that is equipped to provide effective, measurable and proven strategic recruitment solutions and campaigns through expertise in the HE sector, media buying market and digital and social technologies and content creation/development.
- Recurrence: Next iteration will be tendered when this contract is due to expire.
CPV: Advertising campaign services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Methodology: 30%
- Added Value and Innovation: 30%
- Key Personnel: 10%
- price: 25%
- Sustainable Procurement – University Values: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Methodology: 30
- Added Value and Innovation: 30
- Key Personnel: 10
- Sustainable Procurement – University Values: 5
- Price: 25
- Economic & financial standing
With reference to SPD question 4B.5, it is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below;
Bidders must confirm they can provide the following supporting evidence prior to award:
-Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 Million GBP
-Professional Liability Insurance = 1 Million GBP
With reference to SPD question 4B.6 - The successful bidder will be required to provide 2 years audited accounts, or equivalent prior to Contract award, or confirm in their tender submission the publicly accessible, free, online location of accounts if available in such a format
Minimum: With reference to SPD question 4B.5, it is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below; Bidders must confirm they can provide the follow…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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 · Next iteration will be tendered when this contract is due to expire.
- First published
- 18 Mar 2022, 14:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2022, 09:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
GC-MKT-2022-01- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035598- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0323a9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:717048)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
19 Apr 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published16 Dec 2022, 09:38 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2022, 09:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penna plc | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035598-2022-GC - MKT - 2022 - 01-1 · Penna plc
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2022
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Penna plcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.