Official UK procurement notice
Destination Marketing Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Glasgow Life (Culture & Sport Glasgow)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Destination Marketing Services as part of the Glasgow Tourism and Visitor Plan
- Recurrence: 2027
CPV: Marketing services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 9 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Campaign and Creative ServicesAwardedRenewal
The provision of Campaign and Creative Services as part of the Glasgow Tourism and Visitor Plan. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Lot #2Videography ServicesRenewal
The Provision of Videography Services as part of the Glasgow Tourism and Visitor Plan. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015
Lot #3Photography ServicesAwardedRenewal
The Provision of Photography Services as part of the Glasgow Tourism and Visitor Plan. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
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)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must comply with the undernoted financial requirements in order to participate in the tendering process: -
There is a minimum financial requirement that affects trading performance and balance sheet strength.
Financial requirements for trading performance and balance sheet strength should be calculated on latest filed accounts with Companies House.
It should be noted that the undernoted financial requirement only applies to lot 1 and lot 2.
There is no minimum financial requirements set for lot 3.
Trading Performance
An overall positive outcome on EBITDA earnings over a 3-year period.
Exceptional items can be excluded from the calculation.
The above would be expressed in the ratio EBITDA/turnover.
Balance Sheet Strength
Net worth of the applicant must be positive at the time of the evaluation and applicant must not be subject to an insolvency process.
Intangibles can be included for purposes of the Total Assets Figure.
The above would be expressed in the ratio Total Assets Liabilities.
If an applicant is only required to file abbreviated accounts with Companies House, then in the event of the applicant being successful in the procurement process, full set of accounts will be required in order to verify the above ratios have been complied with.
An applicant should have no outstanding issues with regard to statutory filing requirements with Companies House.
Applicants who have been trading for less than 3 years noted above must provide evidence that they are complying w…
Minimum: Lot 1 Campaign and Creative Services Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = GBP 10mIllion Public Liability Insurance = GBP 5million Product Liability Insurance = GBP 5million Professional Indemnity Insurance = GBP 1million Lot 2 Videography Services Employer’s (Compulsory)… - Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to provide evidence of three previous examples for each lot you are bidding for of similar scale contracts carried out by your organisation within the last five years, which demonstrates you have the relevant experience required to undertake this contract as detailed in the Qualification Envelope Question 4C.1.2
Minimum: A minimum pass mark of 60 out 100 is required overall for this question. Any Bidder who fails to achieve the minimum score for this question will be excluded at this stage
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Destination Marketing Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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 · 2027
- First published
- 28 Jun 2023, 08:42 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2024, 09:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CSG005570- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024071- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dcfcFind a Tender
Publisher note: Re SPD Questions 4D.1, 4D1.1, 4D1.2, 4D2, 4D2.1 and 4D2.2 bidders must hold the certificates or comply with the questions noted in SPD 4D attached at https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=19621 Freedom of Information Act - Information on the FOI Act is contained in Appendix A of the ITT. Applicants must note the implications of this legislation and ensure that any information they wish Glasgow Life to consider withholding is specifically indicated on the FOI Certificate contained in the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal (NB Glasgow Life does not bind itself to withhold this information). Tenderers Amendments - The tenderer must enter any clause, condition, amendment to specification or any other qualification he may wish to make conditional to this offer. Buyers will be required to complete the tenderers amendment certificate contained in the buyers attachment area within PCS Tender portal. Prompt Payment - The successful tenderer shall, as a condition of being awarded the tender, be required to demonstrate to Glasgow Life’s satisfaction that all funds due to the tenderer's permitted sub-contractors in respect of these works are paid timeously and that as a minimum invoices rendered by subcontractors shall (unless formally disputed by the tenderer) be paid within 30 days of receipt. The successful tenderer shall also impose this condition on its subcontractors in respect of payments due to any sub-sub-contractors, if any. Buyers will be required to complete the prompt payment certificate contained in the buyers attachment area within PCS Tender portal. Bidders will be required to complete the Non-Collusion certificate contained in the buyers attachments area within the PCS Tender portal Terms and Conditions are located within Section 3 of the ITT document. https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/ (SC Ref:774045)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 31 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
31 Jul 2023 → 1 Aug 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened31 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published1 Aug 2024, 09:46 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Aug 2024, 09:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Campaign and Creative Services
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2024
- Value
- £308,880
- Status
- active
Photography Services
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2024
- Value
- £492,300
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Campaign and Creative Services | 8bids · 8 electronic | 8 | — | — |
| 3 · Photography Services | 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
9 commercial parties on the notice- 83agencyFramework contractor
- Bright SignalsFramework contractor
- Frame Agency LtdFramework contractor
- MaguiresFramework contractor
- Paul Watt PhotographyFramework contractor
- Stand LtdFramework contractor
- Totalize media LtdFramework contractor
- We Are HydrogenFramework contractor
- Whitewall Marketing LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.