Official UK procurement notice
Office for Students: Recruitment Advertising Services
Authority: Office for Students (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOfS is seeking to appoint an advertising agency to manage its advertising requirements, by offering a proactive and cost-effective service. This is primarily employee recruitment advertising, but also includes advertising for board and committee members. The successful agency will be expected to advise and support the OfS in the development of its employer brand and profile, both locally and nationally.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£350,000
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: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 14 Dec 2022, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2023, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
PRN1872- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011516- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d72Find a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=777018178" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=777018178</a> GO Reference: GO-2023421-PRO-22600073
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Jan 2023 → 21 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Apr 2023, 14:05 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2023- Status changed to complete21 Apr 2023, 14:05 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Apr 2023, 14:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penna plc | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011516-2023-1 · Penna plc
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2023
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Penna PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria