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Published 28 Jan 2026, 12:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Culture Advertising Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 27 Feb 2026awarded 24 Apr 2026
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council is awarding suppliers to undertake advertising services within Edinburgh, for its CT1695 Culture Advertising Framework.

  • Recurrence: 36 months

CPV: Advertising services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 6 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.3 per place) · 2 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Arts & Cultural Advertising StructuresAwarded
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without any further call for competition pursuant to Article 32(5) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Regulation 33(8)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Festival AdvertisingAwarded
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The City of Edinburgh Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without any further call for competition pursuant to Article 32(5) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Regulation 33(8)(a) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    See tender documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have the following minimum “general” annual turnover for the last two financial years:

    Lot 1 140,000 GBP

    Lot 2 260,000 GBP

    Both 400,000 GBP

    Where a tenderer is successful in winning both lots, they must have a turnover and ratio which meets Both.

    Where a Tenderer does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition.

    Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.4 - Tenderers will be required to provide the following information in response to 4B.4:

    Lot 1:

    Current ratio for Current Year: 1.10

    Current ratio for Prior Year: 1.10

    Lots 2 and Both:

    Current ratio for Current Year: 1.15

    Current ratio for Prior Year: 1.15

    The formula for calculating a Tenderer’s current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities. The acceptable range for each financial ratio is greater than the required value. Where a Tenderer’s current ratio is less than the acceptable value, the Council may exclude the Tenderer from the competition or may apply discretion seeking supporting evidence to determine the Tenderer’s suitability to proceed in the competition.

    Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.5 - Tenderers are required to hold, or commit t…

  • Technical & professional ability

    Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Prompt Payment – Question 4C.4 - It is a mandatory requirement of this Contract that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Bidders should confirm that this condition will be met within the response to this question.

    Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Living Wage Payment – Question 4C.5 - Tenderers are asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of the Contract, (including any agency or sub-contractor staff) directly involved in the delivery of the Contract, at least the real Living Wage.

    Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Environmental Management Measures – Question 4C.7 – Tenderers will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to: A completed copy of “Appendix A Climate Change Plan” including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissi…

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Culture Advertising Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 36 months
First published
28 Jan 2026, 12:54 GMT
Last source update
24 Apr 2026, 13:08 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Feb 2026 – …
Authority reference
CT1695
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037578
Classification (CPV)
Advertising services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0610e2 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

See tender documents

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the Find a Tender Service or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: Contract values are up to allow inflationary increases, which may or may not occur. (SC Ref:830321)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Appointment period ends
27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Feb 2026 → 26 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period ends242 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened242 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published186 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 13:08 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until122 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Apr 2026, 13:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 24 Apr 2026

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Arts & Cultural Advertising Structures

    Signed
    24 Apr 2026
    Value
    £400,000
    Status
    active
  • Festival Advertising

    Signed
    24 Apr 2026
    Value
    £1,600,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Arts & Cultural Advertising Structures2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
2 · Festival Advertising2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.