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Published 10 Aug 2021, 09:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfE - SERC - Advertising Services for SERC

Official notice

Authority: Department for the Economy (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£186,000exc. VAT11.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Sept 2021awarded 10 Nov 2021
Awarded to ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DfE - SERC - Advertising Services for SERC

  • Recurrence: Occurs every 3 years

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising management services · Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1DfE - SERC - Advertising Services for SERCAwardedRenewalPublished value£186,000

DfE - SERC - Advertising Services for SERC. Additional information: Contract duration is 3 years

Extensions: Renewal every 3 yearsVariant bids: 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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 70%
  • Quantitative Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 70
  • Quantitative Criteria: 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 · 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Occurs every 3 years
First published
10 Aug 2021, 09:25 BST
Last source update
10 Nov 2021, 16:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
ID 3559368
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028172
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising campaign servicesAdvertising management servicesAdvertising services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d2ba Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract. requirements.. is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory. levels of contract.. performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory. levels of contract.. performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their. performance still. does. not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional. misconduct and. they may. be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue. of a Certificate of. Unsatisfactory. Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being. undertaken by Centres. of Procurement. Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of. twelve months from. the date of issue of. the certificate.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Sept 2021, 15:30 BST

Timeline

14 Sept 2021 → 13 Dec 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Sept 2021, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Nov 2021, 16:24 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    13 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Nov 2021, 16:24 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Nov 2021, 16:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £165,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDSMEContract£165,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for the Economy

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Netherleigh, Massey Avenue, BELFAST, UK, BT4 2JPContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedMediation body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body N/A

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.