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# Marketing Services - (2022-2026)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-services-2022-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-02a38d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "Marketing Services - (2022-2026)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £40,000,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advertising and marketing services, Advertising campaign services, Advertising services, Event services, Public relations services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a38d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-services-2022-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-02a38d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-services-2022-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-02a38d#participate

## Description
The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. This Framework will be a multi-lot and multi-supplier agreement and will cover the following services: Creative Services, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, Market Research and Events and Video Production.
The framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,  , bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers ,Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies
Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79341000, 79341400
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £14,000,000
- **Description:** It is envisaged that Lot 1 will have six suppliers appointed. Creative Services will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communications programmes and advertising campaigns as well as elements of wider...

### Lot 2: Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79341000, 79341400
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** It is envisaged that Lot 2 will have five suppliers appointed. Creative Services will include the development, creation and delivery of effective and measurable marketing communications programmes and advertising campaigns as well as elements of wide...

### Lot 3: Digital Marketing
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** It is envisaged that Lot 3 will have five suppliers appointed. Digital Marketing Services include the technical and creative development of digital materials to deliver targeted messaging and engagement with identified audiences in pursuit of Framewo...

### Lot 4: Public Relations
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** It is envisaged that Lot 4 will have five suppliers appointed. The Supplier shall provide services covering the planning, creative approach, project delivery and evaluation of Public Relations activity as required by individual Framework Public Bodie...

### Lot 5: Market Research
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** It is envisaged that Lot 5 will have six suppliers appointed. Market Research Services require research specialists to advise and implement a range of market and customer research activities covering many aspects of communications work. This will inc...

### Lot 6: Events and Video Production
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79952000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** It is envisaged that Lot 6 will have five suppliers appointed. Events and Video Production Services cover event management, virtual events, exhibition Management, technical audio visual services and video production & post production services require...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (12)
- **Award:** Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP (active)
  - Award id: `025329-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cello Signal Ltd (T/A Leith Agency), Dentsu Creative, a trading division of Dentsu UK Ltd (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63264`, `GB-FTS-63266`, `GB-FTS-60140`, `GB-COH:423320857`, `GB-FTS-185424`, `GB-FTS-63271`
  - Value: £14,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP (active)
  - Award id: `025329-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bright Digital Marketing Ltd (T/A Bright Signals), Drummond Central, John Doe Group (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63273`, `GB-FTS-63276`, `GB-FTS-185426`, `GB-FTS-63274`, `GB-FTS-63265`
  - Value: £2,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Marketing (active)
  - Award id: `025329-2022-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Bright Digital Marketing Ltd (T/A Bright Signals), Cello Signal Ltd (t/a 'Leith'), Dentsu Creative (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63273`, `GB-FTS-63264`, `GB-FTS-63266`, `GB-FTS-185424`, `GB-FTS-63271`
  - Value: £10,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Public Relations (active)
  - Award id: `025329-2022-4`
  - Supplier(s): **3x1 Group, John Doe Group, Muckle Media (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186304`, `GB-FTS-185426`, `GB-FTS-18743`, `GB-FTS-63267`, `GB-FTS-63278`
  - Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Market Research (active)
  - Award id: `025329-2022-5`
  - Supplier(s): **BMG Research, Ipsos MORI, Jump Research (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144290`, `GB-FTS-6696`, `GB-FTS-63268`, `GB-FTS-173419`, `GB-FTS-63282`, `GB-FTS-63285`
  - Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Events and Video Production (active)
  - Award id: `025329-2022-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Arteus Ltd, FREAKWORKS, Marble LDN (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63269`, `GB-FTS-63287`, `GB-FTS-63288`, `GB-FTS-185431`, `GB-FTS-18745`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP (active)
  - Award id: `072321-2026-SP-21-017-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cello Signal Ltd (T/A Leith Agency), Cello Signal Ltd (t/a 'Leith'), Dentsu Creative (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63264`, `GB-FTS-63266`, `GB-FTS-60140`, `GB-COH:423320857`, `GB-FTS-185424`, `GB-FTS-63271`
  - Value: £14,875,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP (active)
  - Award id: `072322-2026-SP-21-017-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bright Digital Marketing Ltd (T/A Bright Signals), Drummond Central, John Doe Group (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63273`, `GB-FTS-63276`, `GB-FTS-185426`, `GB-FTS-63274`, `GB-FTS-63265`
  - Value: £2,125,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Marketing (active)
  - Award id: `072329-2026-SP-21-017-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bright Digital Marketing Ltd (T/A Bright Signals), Cello Signal Ltd (t/a 'Leith'), Dentsu Creative (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63273`, `GB-FTS-63264`, `GB-FTS-63266`, `GB-FTS-185424`, `GB-FTS-63271`
  - Value: £10,625,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Public Relations (active)
  - Award id: `072331-2026-SP-21-017-1`
  - Supplier(s): **3x1 Group, 3x1 Public Relations, John Doe Group (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186304`, `GB-FTS-185427`, `GB-FTS-185426`, `GB-FTS-18743`, `GB-FTS-63267`, `GB-FTS-63278`
  - Value: £5,312,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Market Research (active)
  - Award id: `072333-2026-SP-21-017-1`
  - Supplier(s): **BMG Research, Ipsos MORI, Jump Research (+3 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144290`, `GB-FTS-6696`, `GB-FTS-63268`, `GB-FTS-173419`, `GB-FTS-63282`, `GB-FTS-63285`
  - Value: £5,312,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Events and Video Production (active)
  - Award id: `072335-2026-SP-21-017-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Arteus Ltd, FREAKWORKS, Marble LDN (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-63269`, `GB-FTS-63287`, `GB-FTS-63288`, `GB-FTS-185431`, `GB-FTS-108830`, `GB-FTS-18745`, `GB-FTS-175468`
  - Value: £4,250,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (12)
- **Contract:** Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP (active)
  - Signed Value: £14,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Digital Marketing (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Public Relations (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Market Research (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Events and Video Production (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Creative Services for call off contracts above 50000GBP (active)
  - Signed Value: £14,875,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Creative Services for call off contracts below 50000GBP (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,125,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Digital Marketing (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,625,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Public Relations (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,312,500
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Market Research (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,312,500
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

- **Contract:** Events and Video Production (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,250,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072335-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-30T14:50:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:00:08.018Z
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