Official UK procurement notice
MBC Recruitment Advertising · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to procure recruitment advertising services for both MBC and Swale Borough Council (SBC).
Maidstone Borough Council’s district covers an area of 155 square miles lying between the North Downs and the High Weald in the middle of the County of Kent. Maidstone is the County Town and is surrounded by numerous villages of varying sizes. The heart of the district lies mid-way between the Channel Ports and London and is traversed by the M20 motorway. The Borough has a population of approximately 170,000.
We want Maidstone Borough to be a vibrant, prosperous 21st century urban and rural
community at the heart of Kent, where its distinctive character is enhanced to create a safe,
healthy, excellent environment with high quality education and employment where all people
can realise their aspirations.
CPV: Advertising and marketing 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: 80%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Cost: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Jul 2024, 08:29 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Oct 2024, 14:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN733000- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031906- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047df9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2024 → 1 Nov 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Oct 2024, 14:13 BST
- Contract starts1 Nov 2024
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete4 Oct 2024, 14:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR Group SME | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
MBC Recruitment Advertising · WR Group SME
- Signed
- 4 Oct 2024
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WR Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.