Official UK procurement notice
Communications planning and media buying in Northern Ireland
Authority: The Electoral Commission (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Electoral Commission is preparing to procure service for communications planning and media buying in Northern Ireland.
We are inviting suppliers to express their interest in this upcoming opportunity. Suppliers expressing an interest in this opportunity are required to complete and submit the Suitability assessment questionnaire in full by the deadline 06/05/2025 to [email protected]
Value: £1,650,000 (Including VAT)
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 27 Aug 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,375,000
- Technical & professional ability
- See Suitability Questionnaire Form
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Technical & professional ability
- See Suitability Questionnaire Form
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 27 Aug 2031
- First published
- 28 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
WP024- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017424- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0508aeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submit completed Suitability Questionnaire to [email protected] by 06/05/2025.
Timeline
28 Apr 2025 → 27 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification questions by6 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by25 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts27 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Apr 2025, 17:00 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender