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Published 31 Oct 2023, 16:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

National Museums Scotland Media Planning and Buying Agency

Official notice

Authority: National Museums Scotland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£577,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2023awarded 8 Jan 2024
Awarded to The Media Shop Scotland Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Media Planning and Buying Agency

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising consultancy services · Advertising management services · Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Wishing to procure a media planning and buying agency with experience of the cultural…AwardedRenewalPublished value£577,000

Wishing to procure a media planning and buying agency with experience of the cultural / heritage / museum sectors and experience operating in the Scottish media environment.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Potential for 12 months extensionVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    See SPD Scotland Module

  • Economic & financial standing

    See SPD module

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · 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
31 Oct 2023, 16:01 GMT
Last source update
2 Apr 2024, 11:28 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Dec 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010533
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising consultancy servicesAdvertising management servicesAdvertising services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0410ae Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:762615)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Dec 2023 → 2 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    2 Apr 2024, 11:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Apr 2024, 11:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £577,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Media Shop Scotland LtdSME£577,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Museums Scotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1JFContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria