Official UK procurement notice
Key Cities Policy and Media Support Services
Authority: Salford City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKey Cities is the UK’s fast-growing city leadership network. With a current membership of 29 cities spanning the length and breadth of England and Wales and a collective population of over 6.5 million, Key Cities is the recognised democratic and authentic voice of urban Britain. On behalf of Key Cities, Salford City Council intends to commission policy and media support services to underpin an increase in awareness and influence of Key Cities activity.
CPV: Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (2)
- Quality and Social Value: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality and Social Value: 60%
- Price: 40%
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Sept 2023, 13:50 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Dec 2023, 15:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN679150- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035828- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f9beFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 4 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
Timeline
4 Oct 2023 → 1 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline4 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
- Notice published5 Dec 2023, 15:57 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2024
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Dec 2023, 15:57 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ING MediaSME | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Key Cities Policy and Media Support Services · ING MediaSME
- Signed
- 22 Nov 2023
- Value
- £300,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ING MediaAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.