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Published 14 May 2025, 14:20 BST

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Copywriting Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Development Bank of Wales (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£280,000≈ £140k / year · £336,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2025awarded 15 Jul 2025
Awarded to Carys Mair Thomas, Seren Global Media
Contract term 2 yrsends 27 Jul 2027 · up to 27 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 28 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Notice to confirm award of copywriting services

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 25 Jul 2027, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£280,000
Contract period: 28 Jul 2025 – 27 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 27 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £280,000 exc. VAT · £336,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 36 months in 12 month increments
79342000 Marketing services79413000 Marketing management consultancy services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please review tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    please refer to tender documentation

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: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Service delivery: 50%
  • Quality assurance: 40%
  • Cost: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Service delivery: there are 3 questions to this section
  • Quality assurance: This section has 5 questions
  • Cost: Day rates required to fulfil the requirements
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please review tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    please refer to tender documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
Awarded
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 25 Jul 2027
First published
14 May 2025, 14:20 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 10:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Jul 2025
Authority reference
DBW00171.00
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023456
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Marketing management consultancy servicesMarketing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05133b Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days and all invoices are required to have an unique identifier which will be given to the successful supplier(s) on contract award.

Review and risk notes
Risks

NA

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
25 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravesolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

14 May 2025 → 18 Aug 2025 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 May 2025, 14:20 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    20 May 2025, 16:38 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Market engagement
    20 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    NA

  5. Clarification questions by
    16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline
    25 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by
    14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent
    24 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  9. Contract starts
    28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  10. Standstill ends
    12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  11. Latest notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 10:33 BST

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 May 2025, 14:20 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    20 May 2025, 16:38 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    20 May 2025, 16:38 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    20 May 2025, 16:38 BST
  5. Deadline published: 25 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    20 May 2025, 16:38 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 13:18 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2025, 13:18 BST
  8. Contract signature expected
    13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 10:33 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 14 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £280,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carys Mair ThomasSME, Seren Global MediaSMEjoint award14 Aug 2025 – 27 Jul 2027 · up to 27 Jul 2030Extensions: 3 years in 12 month increments£280,00015 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Copywriting Services · Carys Mair ThomasSME, Seren Global MediaSME

    Signed
    13 Aug 2025
    Value
    £280,000
    Period
    14 Aug 2025 – 27 Jul 2027 · up to 27 Jul 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    3 years in 12 month increments

    No agreed KPIs: not required

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders80—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Development Bank of Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PCWM-6438-QYVP Development Bank of Wales plc, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4BZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Carys Mair ThomasAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDNT-1527-TNGP 5 Croft St, Cowbridge, Wales, Cf717DHContact email
  • Seren Global MediaAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCWW-3474-CQMG Compass House unit 11 Tawe Business Village, Swansea, Wales, SA7 9LAContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure