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Published 14 Sept 2023, 09:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CP2343-23 Waste Marketing Service

Official notice

Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2023awarded 4 Feb 2024
Awarded to RH Advertising
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Recycle Devon is a county-wide, waste communications and marketing campaign which represents a partnership of 10 authorities across Devon. The campaign commenced in October 2002 under the umbrella brand of 'Don't let Devon go to waste' and has contributed to Devon achieving a 55% Recycling rate and significant reductions in the amount of waste sent for disposal.

The awareness raising and education measures of "Recycle Devon" contribute to the County Council's and partner Councils' strategic aims to reduce waste, improve Reuse and Recycling and reduce the impact on climate change.

The aims of the campaign are to:

  • influence personal behaviour leading to more sustainable practice
  • minimise waste volumes
  • increase Reuse, Repair, Upcycling, Recycling and Composting

The services specifically delivered by this contract are the following, additional details can be found within the specification as provided with the procurement documents.

  • Annual Web Hosting
  • Monthly Search Engine Optimisation
  • A series of Ad Hoc Marketing Campaigns
  • Annual Market Research

The period of this contract is from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2027

The Contract may be extended by a period or periods totalling a maximum further period of 24 months.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Refuse and waste related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Sept 2023, 09:46 BST
Last source update
27 Feb 2024, 14:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN672668
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006272
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesRefuse and waste related services
Delivery area
South West (UKK43)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc9e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Oct 2023 → 1 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Feb 2024, 14:19 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Feb 2024, 14:19 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextAward Criteria · II.2.5Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RH AdvertisingSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 006272-2024-CP2343-23-1 · RH AdvertisingSME

    Signed
    4 Feb 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Recycle Devon is a county-wide, waste communications and marketing campaign which…6bids——£100,000 – £750,000
Whole notice———£100,000 – £750,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Devon County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 4QDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.