Communications Planning · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: VisitBritain/VisitEngland

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Dec 2022no call for competition

Awarded to OMD Group Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

VisitBritain sought to procure a Communications Planning supplier to provide a global solution to our Comms Planning needs - creating channel plans and communications strategies for all markets, domestically and in the UK.<br/><br/>This was conducted as a further competition from CCS Framework Campaign Solutions 2 (RM6125).<br/><br/>The proposed contract will be for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods, so a potential total of 4 years.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK · National

79340000 Advertising and marketing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Aug 2023, 08:10 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2023, 08:10 BST
Authority reference: BTA1672
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-024104
Classification (CPV): Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f07c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This requirement was procured via a further competition using Crown Commercial Services RM6125 Campaign Solutions 2, Lot 2 Media Strategy & Planning. Following the evaluation of tenders received the contract was awarded to the highest scoring supplier against the tender evaluation criteria and weightings.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
OMD Group Ltd.	£2,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 024104-2023-1 · OMD Group Ltd.
Signed
16 Dec 2022
Value
£2,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

VisitBritain/VisitEngland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawTourism 3 Grosvenor Gardens, London, London, SW1W 0BDContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Court of Justice, The StrandMediation body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MG OMDAwarded supplier02078820 Bankside 3, 90 - 100 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0SW, London, UK, SE1 0SW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.