Official UK procurement notice
Media Planning, Buying and Associated Services
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Media Planning, Buying and Associated Services (UK and Overseas)
The Framework will cover the provision of Media Planning & Buying, for the booking of advertisements to run in Scotland, UK & Ireland and Overseas, in support of activities including, but not restricted to, social advertising, public information (including access to services) and revenue generating promotion.
The purpose of this agreement is to provide the Scottish Public Sector with a new, open and transparent approach to media planning, buying and associated services, with the Contractors providing the best possible outcomes for media campaigns.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Oct 2023, 10:11 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Oct 2023, 10:11 BST
- Authority reference
SP-18-007- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031427- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: 1. 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 Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, the Scottish Police Authority, Scottish health boards or special health boards, all NHS Scotland, The Integrated Joint Boards established further to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) Act 2014, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Student Loans Company Limited, the Forestry Commission, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, 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 Scottish Public Bodies is available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about Information about the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland and links to the other Centres of Expertise are available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement 2. The Media Planning, Buying and Associated Services requirement has been divided into two separate lots. The detailed award criteria is stated in the procurement documents. 3. All suppliers on this framework are committed to offering differing packages of Fair Work Practices, packages include the payment of the Scottish living Wage or higher for the duration of this framework. (SC Ref:747140)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carat, MediaCom EdinburghSME, Republic of Media, SpiritmediaSME, The Media Shop Scotland LtdSMEjoint award | £51,850,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Media Planning, Buying and Associated Services (UK and Overseas) · Carat, MediaCom EdinburghSME, Republic of Media, SpiritmediaSME, The Media Shop Scotland LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2019
- Value
- £51,850,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2019 – 31 Dec 2023
- Status
- active
- Change Extension of the current Media Planning, Buying and Associated Services Framework (SP-18-007) for a 3 month period., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Extension of Lot 1 for 3 months required to conclude new framework award.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- CaratAwarded supplier
- MediaCom EdinburghAwarded supplier
- Republic of Media LtdAwarded supplier
- SpiritmediaAwarded supplier
- The Media Shop Scotland LtdAwarded supplier
- The Media Shop Scotland LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.