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Published 28 Feb 2022, 08:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

(NU/1589-46) PR for Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle University (Education)

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Awarded 18 Feb 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DER-IC require a PR agency with strong industry connections. The agency will be supplied with assets to work from, including branded materials and internal support. The agency will be required to gain regional and national exposure for DER-IC, showcasing new innovations, events, case studies, expansions and more.

Applicants responding must be able to demonstrate:

  • A network of regional and industry contacts
  • Evidence of working within the manufacturing and/or engineering sector
  • Evidence of existing clients’ exposure featured in regional and national publications
  • Examples of reporting methods, including KPIs.

To raise awareness of DER-IC in the UK and more widely and build the profile of our brand with the media and through them B2B customers.

In doing so, the objectives of the campaign are:

  • to support B2B engagement through the promotion of relevant case studies, new innovations, partner and business testimonials.
  • to highlight research and innovation breakthroughs
  • profile our experts as thought-leaders in their field.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services · Programming services of packaged software products · Sales or marketing software development services · Sales or marketing software package · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction
yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
i

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Experience of working in the research and/or B2B sector: P/F
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “(NU/1589-46) PR for Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Feb 2022, 08:47 GMT
Last source update
28 Feb 2022, 08:47 GMT
Authority reference
DN588756
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005364
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityMarketing management consultancy servicesMarketing servicesProgramming services of packaged software productsSales or marketing software development servicesSales or marketing software packageSales, marketing and business intelligence software development servicesSales, marketing and business intelligence software package
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031b90 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the

contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the

award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the

contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who

have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High

Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive

knowledge of breach.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Feb 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • (NU/1589-46) PR for Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres

    Signed
    18 Feb 2022
    Value
    £36,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Newcastle University, King's Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RUContact email

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

1 commercial party on the notice
  • O CommunicationsAdmitted to the market Richmond House, Old Brewery Court, Newcastle, UK, NE2 1XG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.