Official UK procurement notice
ID 5314168 - DfE - NRC - Provision of Public Relations, Media Relations and Communications Services for NRC
Authority: Northern Regional College (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNRC require a Supplier to assist the organisation in the following ways; strategic support, media relations, community relations and public consultation, event support, and performance management and reporting. The Supplier will be appointed for two years, with an option to extend for three further periods of up to 12 months each. The total maximum contract duration is therefore five years.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 Key Personnel Experience: 25.8%
- AC2 Service Delivery -Crisis Communication: 8.4%
- AC3 Service Delivery - Press Material: 8.4%
- AC4 Contract Management and Contingency: 7.2%
- AC6 Cost: 40%
- AC5 Social Value: 10.2%
Published award criteria (6)
- AC1 Key Personnel Experience: 25.8
- AC2 Service Delivery -Crisis Communication: 8.4
- AC3 Service Delivery - Press Material: 8.4
- AC4 Contract Management and Contingency: 7.2
- AC5 Social Value: 10.2
- AC6 Cost: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. Quality carries 49.8 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- 30 Aug 2024, 14:01 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Nov 2024, 16:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
5314168- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037891- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0496d5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Supplier's not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Supplier ails 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Supplier 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 three years from the date of issue..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Oct 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
7 Oct 2024 → 5 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Oct 2024, 15:30 BST
- Notice published22 Nov 2024, 16:09 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until5 Jan 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Nov 2024- Status changed to complete22 Nov 2024, 16:09 GMT
- Buyer details updated22 Nov 2024, 16:09 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumour Mill Creative CommunicationsSMEID 5314168 - DfE - NRC - Provision of Public Relations, Media Relations and Communication Services | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 5314168 - DfE - NRC - Provision of Public Relations, Media Relations and Communication Services · Rumour Mill Creative CommunicationsSME
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2024
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 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. 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- Rumour Mill Creative CommunicationsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.