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Published 25 Sept 2024, 08:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Global Content Partnership & Lead Generation/Lead Nurture

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Enterprise

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT0.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Oct 2024awarded 17 Dec 2024
Awarded to GlobalData UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Scottish Enterprise (SE) seeks to appoint a supplier who can deliver an end to end (full funnel) content marketing and lead generation and lead nurturing capability covering our key international geographic locations and target sectors and industries. This activity will support our Business Plan, and our Mission based approach.

The contact will commence in December 2024 and expire on 30 November 2026, with the option to extend for a further period of 12 months ending on 30 November 2027.

It is estimated that that the overall value of this commission could be up to a maximum of GBP1,000,000 (excluding VAT) over the duration of the contract.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Initial 24 month period with the option to extend for a further 12 months if requiredVariant 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: 100Price: 30
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Proposed Project Team Structure: 20
  • Proposed Methodology and rationale including innovation: 35
  • Brand value/strength and credibility: 25
  • Timetable including milestones for objectives: 10
  • Information Security: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (8)
  • Prompt Payment: Pass/Fail
  • Proposed Project Team Structure: 20
  • Proposed Methodology and rationale including innovation: 35
  • Brand value/strength and credibility: 25
  • Timetable including milestones for objectives: 10
  • Information Security: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD module.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 130 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Sept 2024, 08:57 BST
Last source update
17 Dec 2024, 14:57 GMT
Award evaluation window
29 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
P25-0043
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-040622
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityMarketing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d7c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In the first instance, contact the Head of Facilities Management and Procurement at Scottish Enterprise, with any concerns or enquiries. Email: www.scottish-enterprise.com/help/contact-us ↗.

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, may bring proceedings that will be started in the High Court.

Publisher note: THIS IS THE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE This is a relevant climate change contract, bidders are required to complete and return the attached Climate Change Plan template. SPD Statement for 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar). Any contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation. SPD Statement for 2C.1 - Where the main bidder relies on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, the bidder must provide a separate SPD response setting out the information required under SPD (Scotland): Part II (sections A and B); Part III exclusion grounds; the relevant part of Section IV selection criteria; and Part V (if applicable) for each of the entities concerned. SPD Statement for 2D.1.2 – If the bidder proposes to subcontract any part(s) of the service and those sub-contractors are not relied upon, they should arrange for a separate SPD response from each potential subcontractor. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion. [This may be requested at the selection stage or prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract.] (SC Ref:786085)

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: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
29 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Oct 2024 → 17 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    29 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    17 Dec 2024, 14:57 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Dec 2024, 14:57 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £998,3501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GlobalData UK Ltd£998,350 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 040622-2024-P25-0043-1 · GlobalData UK Ltd

    Signed
    17 Dec 2024
    Value
    £998,350
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Scottish Enterprise (SE) seeks to appoint a supplier who can deliver an end to end…2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——
Whole notice———£640,000 – £998,350

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Enterprise

Contracting authorityRegional or local agency/officeEconomic affairs Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 6HQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body GlasgowContact phone
  • Scottish GovernmentMediation bodyReview contact point GlasgowContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Globaldata PlcAwarded supplier John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, London, London, EC4Y 0ANContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.