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Published 5 Sept 2024, 11:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GSV0729 - Provision of Media Monitoring

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£120,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2024awarded 3 Mar 2025
Awarded to CISION GROUP LIMITED, Precise Media Monitoring Ltd8 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Select Committee Media Team works to build and sustain the profile of designated House of Commons Select Committees across print, broadcast and digital media. A team of Media and Communications Officers provide strategic media advice, handling and support for Select Committee Chairs (Members of Parliament) and for committee teams (House of Commons officials).<br/>There are 18 members of the team; media officers within the team provide support to around 25 Select Committees.<br/>The requirement is for the provision of media monitoring and associated services, primarily press, online, and broadcast monitoring on designated Select Committees.

CPV: Data collection and collation services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£240,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Media monitoring and associated servicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000

Media monitoring and associated services

Delivery: London · Palace of Westminster
Extensions: Extension +1 +1Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Media contacts databaseAwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000

Media contacts database

Delivery: London · Palace of Westminster
Extensions: Extension +1 +1Variant 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
Conditions of participation1
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
5 Sept 2024, 11:40 BST
Last source update
17 Mar 2025, 10:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
GSV0729
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009595
Classification (CPV)
Data collection and collation services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049845 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST

Timeline

7 Oct 2024 → 17 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Mar 2025, 10:51 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Mar 2025, 16:36 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Mar 2025, 16:36 GMT
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-03: 1 release · 10 Mar 2025
  • 2024-09: 1 release · 5 Sept 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 8
Awarded value £81,0002 contracts exc. VAT · 6 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Bids received 12
Contracts signed 8latest 3 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Media monitoring and associated services4 awards
CISION GROUP LIMITED£66,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
CISION GROUP LIMITED£66,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
CISION GROUP LIMITED£66,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
CISION GROUP LIMITED£66,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Media contacts database4 awards
Precise Media Monitoring Ltd£15,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Precise Media Monitoring Ltd£15,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Precise Media Monitoring Ltd£15,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Precise Media Monitoring Ltd£15,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Media monitoring and associated services6bids———
2 · Media contacts database6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 210715608 Parliament Square, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesReview bodyReview contact point London
  • The High Court of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.