Official UK procurement notice
ESC22207 - Marcomms Framework
Authority: ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT LIMITED
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this event is to set out a strategic framework for Energy Systems Catapult (ESC), aligned to deliver the key objectives of the Marketing and Communications (Marcomms) business plan. To fulfil these objectives, we are looking to build strong working relationships with specialist organisations who can offer the following expertise and skills:
- PR and content creation, to include copywriting and proofreading
- Digital marketing and social media specialists
- Digital and traditional design services
- Visual production and content creation to include photography, video and digital production
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 12 suppliers · 31 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (2.6 per place) · 15 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1PR (public relations) specialists, copywriting, content creation and proofreadingAwardedceiling above
Agencies on this lot are capable of translating communications strategy into marcomms
deliverables, and producing, actionable, effective, cost efficient and measurable content
across all relevant channels. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Offering a traditional public relations service using a wide variety of channels
- Providing detailed media and channel recommendations
- Offering recommendations for brand awareness and media management
- Using data and analytics to justify investment decisions
- Design and develop content in line with ESC’s services and offerings
- Design and develop high-quality methods of dissemination for content
- Research, write and develop case-studies
- Develop positioning and messaging
- Development of creative propositions, inclusive of relevant research including the delivery
of brand and values workshops
- Training, including media training, crisis handling etc.
- Public affairs strategy service
Lot #2Digital marketing and social media specialistsAwardedPublished value£400,000
Agencies can provide digital marketing services and products both as sole services/products
and to integrate with wider campaigns, with a particular focus on digital lead generation
campaigns using all mediums and channels available to them. In addition, we are looking for
agencies who are experts on social media and how to develop this channel for use and
integration with marketing campaigns. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Digital campaign development and management
- Expertise and knowledge in the use of paid media, SEO, optimisation and analytics and
reporting
- Content creation and management
- Social media execution/implementation and strategy
- Interactive tools including apps
- Digital collateral
Lot #3Design, Digital and TraditionalAwardedPublished value£700,000
Agencies can provide a full design service across all types of project. This may include, but is
not limited to:
- Creative direction and management
- Developing design concepts suitable across all media channels, including online and
offline.
- Designing/developing brand collateral to include, but not limited to:
o Brochures
o Infographics and icons
o Magazines, booklets and programmes
o Stationery and marketing products
o Large scale graphics including hoardings
o Events stands, boards, banners, displays, vinyls
o Bespoke collateral
o Posters
o Reports, guides, manuals and workbooks
o Imagery / illustrations /animations
o HTML emails
o Digital brochures
o Interactive tools and presentations
- Designing brand identity including:
o Logo
o Core messages
o Intellectual Property Rights
o Trademarking
- Developing/producing multi-channel brand guidelines
- Typesetting, proofing and pagination
- Liaison with printers/print managers and event or digital production teams
Lot #4Visual Content, including photography, video and digital productionAwardedceiling above
Agencies are capable of producing one or more of the following:
- Production and editing of moving picture and video (TV, web, social etc) – including:
o Promotional films, online, content, interviews
o Videoing of events/workshops
o External or internal interview videos
o Editing of in-house produced content
- Animation and motion graphics including fly-throughs
- Drone footage
- Augmented reality and bespoke VR/AR technology (visual projection, goggles etc).
- Still photography
- Headshots
- External filming of case studies with partners/customers
- Sourcing of B roll and/or stock imagery to complement video production
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 30–80 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “ESC22207 - Marcomms Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 12 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- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Jan 2022, 09:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Nov 2022, 12:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Feb 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN592377- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030822- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030da3Find a Tender
- Review procedure
In the first instance, all appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact
specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of
the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales
specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the
contracting authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from
the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
As the UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation
procedures in public procurement competitions, any challenges will be dealt with by the
High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged
breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Feb 2022, 14:30 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2022 → 1 Nov 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Feb 2022, 14:30 GMT
- Bids opened21 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published1 Nov 2022, 12:47 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete1 Nov 2022, 12:47 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast15 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 030822-2022-As above-11
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-As above-12
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-ESC22207-1
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-10
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-13
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-14
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-15
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-2
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-3
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-4
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-5
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-6
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-7
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-8
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 030822-2022-as above-9
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · PR (public relations) specialists, copywriting, content creation and proofreading | 19bids · 19 electronic | 19 | — | £1 – £125,000 |
| 2 · Digital marketing and social media specialists | 8bids · 8 electronic | 8 | — | £1 – £125,000 |
| 3 · Design, Digital and Traditional | 21bids · 21 electronic | 21 | — | £1 – £175,000 |
| 4 · Visual Content, including photography, video and digital production | 31bids · 31 electronic | 31 | — | £1 – £125,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £2,200,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview contact point
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
15 commercial parties on the notice- Allegory Communications LtdFramework contractor
- April six LtdFramework contractor
- Ark Media LtdFramework contractor
- Corporate Document Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Go Genie LtdFramework contractor
- HT Media LtdFramework contractor
- Hewitt Walker LtdFramework contractor
- Hey Moscow LtdFramework contractor
- ID Design LtdFramework contractor
- Narrative Integrated Communications LtdFramework contractor
Show 5 more suppliers
- Peir Marketing LtdFramework contractor
- Sims Brand Design LtdFramework contractor
- Speed Communications LtdFramework contractor
- Stocks Taylor Benson LtdFramework contractor
- Voiceboxx communications Ltd t/a vbx.agencyFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.