Official UK procurement notice
PR, Marketing and Communication Services
Authority: The David Ross Education Trust (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe David Ross Education Trust (DRET) is seeking to procure a supplier to support the Trusts public relations, marketing and communications. The provision includes crisis management, internal and external communications, social media strategies and media training. The Trust is seeking a supplier with technical expertise in the education sector including understanding of working with a large multi academy trust. The contract will be in place for up to 5 years with a break clause at the end of year 1 and year 3.
CPV: Marketing services · Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The David Ross Education Trust (The Trust) is seeking to procure a supplier to support…AwardedPublished value£500,000
The David Ross Education Trust (The Trust) is seeking to procure a supplier to support the Trusts public relations, marketing and communications. The provision includes crisis management, internal and external communications, social media strategies and media training. The Trust is seeking a supplier with technical expertise in the education sector including understanding of working with a large multi academy trust. The contract will be in place for up to 5 years with a break clause at the end of year 1 and year 3.
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)
- Customer Requirements: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Customer Requirements: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
See procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 1 Oct 2024, 14:32 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Dec 2024, 07:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DRET_P0039- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-041096- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a4abFind a Tender
- Performance terms
See tender documents
- Review procedure
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Oct 2024, 16:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Oct 2024 → 1 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline31 Oct 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Oct 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published20 Dec 2024, 07:23 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2025
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Dec 2024, 07:23 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denford Associates LtdSME | £435,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041096-2024-2024/S 000-031387-1 · Denford Associates LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Dec 2024
- Value
- £435,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement, Review Service, Cabinet Office Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Denford Associates LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria