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Published 27 Oct 2023, 16:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EC0995 Media Buying · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£8,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Nov 2023awarded 15 Mar 2024
Awarded to Spiritmedia Scotland

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Edinburgh is inviting competitive tenders for provision of Media Buying services.

The media solutions required by the University reflect the scale and diversity of the institution and include a mixture of planned annual and ad hoc or reactive activity. The bulk of our media spend is directed at awareness raising amongst key stakeholders and attracting applications from prospective students in multiple markets, but we also actively promote our wider events and services.

A growing proportion of activity is institution-wide, but the bulk of activity (and spend) is devolved to school level and below.

Most schools create an annual plan and schedule their media spend each summer and that will account for the bulk of spending. However, there is also ad hoc activity as and when new programmes are launched, events are scheduled, or other requirements arise throughout the year. The Accommodation Catering and Events service area will have a detailed annual plan but will require media solutions and research on different campaigns across its many markets, i.e. hospitality and tourism, food and drink, conference and events, property (Landlord Lettings) and nurseries.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£8,500,000
Delivery: Scotland · University of Edinburgh
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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Oct 2023, 16:17 BST
Last source update
21 Mar 2024, 13:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
EC0995
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009188
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040fe1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Contract is subject to performance monitoring against KPIs as specified in ITT document

Publisher note: (SC Ref:761051)

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
Submission deadline
30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Nov 2023, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Nov 2023 → 21 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Nov 2023, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 Mar 2024, 13:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Mar 2024, 13:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Spiritmedia ScotlandSME£8,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 009188-2024-EC0995-1 · Spiritmedia ScotlandSME

    Signed
    15 Mar 2024
    Value
    £8,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Spiritmedia ScotlandAwarded supplier The Clockwise Building, Commercial Quay, 84 Commercial Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6LXContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria