Official UK procurement notice
ID 3586501 DfE - BMC - Provision of Advertising (Media buying) services to Belfast Metropolitan College
Authority: Belfast Metropolitan College (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) wishes to appoint an advertising agency to provide advertising in the form of media planning and related services (production and research for strategy) to promote its Further Education, Higher Education Full Time and Part Time provision in order to recruit prospective students and employer recruitment campaigns.
- Recurrence: If required following the expiry of this contract.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising management services · Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£294,000
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 (6)
- AC1 Strategic Solution: 25.2%
- AC2 Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan: 25.2%
- AC3 Key Personnel Experience: 9.8%
- AC4 Business Continuity: 9.8%
- AC6 Total Media Plan Cost: 10%
- AC7 Average Hourly Rate: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
- AC1 Strategic Solution: 25.2
- AC2 Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan: 25.2
- AC3 Key Personnel Experience: 9.8
- AC4 Business Continuity: 9.8
- AC6 Total Media Plan Cost: 10
- AC7 Average Hourly Rate: 20
- 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 · If required following the expiry of this contract.
- First published
- 15 Oct 2021, 08:24 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Dec 2021, 14:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ID 3586501- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029971- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ec2aFind 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
- 16 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
16 Nov 2021 → 14 Feb 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline16 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened16 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published2 Dec 2021, 14:55 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until14 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2021- Status changed to complete2 Dec 2021, 14:55 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 Dec 2021, 14:55 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDSMEContract | £294,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDSME
- Signed
- 2 Dec 2021
- Value
- £294,000
- 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 proceduresReview 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 amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.