Official UK procurement notice
ID 3379248 DE - Department of Education Advertising Campaign - Addressing Educational Underachievement / Play Matters
Authority: Department of Education (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Education (DE) wishes to appoint a Contractor to deliver advertising and related services for campaign advertising. References should be made to the Specification Schedule for more detail on the level of services required.
- Recurrence: After the expiry of this contract the Department may require further services.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising management services · Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- AC1 Strategic Solution: 22.4%
- AC2 Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan: 26.6%
- AC3 Proposals for Research and Evaluation: 10.5%
- AC4 Key Personnel Experience: 7%
- AC5 Business Continuity: 3.5%
- AC6 Total Media Cost: 20%
- AC Average Hourly Rate: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- AC1 Strategic Solution: 22.4
- AC2 Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan: 26.6
- AC3 Proposals for Research and Evaluation: 10.5
- AC4 Key Personnel Experience: 7
- AC5 Business Continuity: 3.5
- AC6 Total Media Cost: 20
- AC Average Hourly Rate: 10
- Economic & financial standing
as per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
as per Tender documentation.
- 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 · After the expiry of this contract the Department may require further services.
- First published
- 21 May 2021, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2021, 10:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ID 3379248- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015522- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b38aFind a Tender
- Performance terms
as per Tender documentation.
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. 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.. . The Authority expressly reserves the rights:. . (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award contract(s) in stages.. . and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Jun 2021, 15:30 BST
Timeline
22 Jun 2021 → 20 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline22 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Jun 2021, 15:30 BST
- Notice published6 Jul 2021, 10:55 BST
- Bids must remain valid until20 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jul 2021- Status changed to complete6 Jul 2021, 10:55 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Jul 2021, 10:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARDMORE ADVERTISING MARKETING LTDSMEContract | £700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · ARDMORE ADVERTISING MARKETING LTDSME
- Signed
- 5 Jul 2021
- Value
- £700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ARDMORE ADVERTISING MARKETING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.