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Published 3 Feb 2021, 10:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Brand Guardianship · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Wales (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Jan 2021
Awarded to Golley Slater Group Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for Wales has procured suitable providers to assist in implementing our ambitious plans to transform transport in Wales and our brand is playing and will play an increasingly key role. TfW’s aim is to build a confident, fully bilingual, customer-focused, and multi-modal brand that is trusted and respected by our key audiences and becomes a key part of the fabric of Welsh life.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Design and execution of research and development · Design consultancy services · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services · Project management consultancy services · Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1TfW has appointed a provider to help us build our brand and undertake future strategic…Awarded

TfW has appointed a provider to help us build our brand and undertake future strategic brand development. We require assistance in the following areas:

-Strategic brand development and creative direction

-Brand management and guardianship

-Creative development and execution

-Strategic campaign and communications

-Expertise and experience

Our brand will need to engage a range of key audiences, each with specific needs, including:

  • Leisure travellers
  • Commuters
  • Potential travellers
  • Stakeholders

The main objectives for this contract:

  • To build our brand on firm foundations and develop, evolve, refine our brand strategy
  • Our brand is to embrace and drive forward TfW’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
  • For TfW to establish and maintain strategic control of our brand
  • To ensure the decisions we make about our brand are insight-driven and drive our engagement
  • To embrace communication channels to our audiences and users of our brand, including licenced and other brand users and their creative/marketing agencies
Delivery: UK · TfW offices located in Pontypridd.

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: 140Price: 30
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Technical: 70
  • Methodology and Approach: 15
  • Key areas and overall approach: 15
  • Working Collaboratively: 10
  • Team Structure and Contract Management: 15
  • Development of Brand: 10
  • Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion: 5
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (8)
  • Technical: 70
  • Methodology and Approach: 15%
  • Key areas and overall approach: 15%
  • Working Collaboratively: 10%
  • Team Structure and Contract Management: 15%
  • Development of Brand: 10%
  • Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion: 5%
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 170 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Feb 2021, 10:08 GMT
Last source update
3 Feb 2021, 10:08 GMT
Authority reference
TfW320
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002126
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityDesign and execution of research and developmentDesign consultancy servicesMarketing management consultancy servicesMarketing servicesProject management consultancy servicesPublic relations consultancy servicesPublic relations management servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028fa4 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The final contract price referenced above in V2.4 is an estimate and the actual price of the contract may differ. The exact figure cannot be provided as the work will be issued via packages of work. (WA Ref:107385)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 87 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jan 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Golley Slater Group LimitedSME£100,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Wales

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawTransport Related Services 3 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 4THContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Golley SlaterAwarded supplier Wharton Place, Wharton Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF101GSContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.