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Published 29 Sept 2023, 10:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement for the provision of a Corporate External Advertising Agency (Inc. Public and Statutory Notices)

Official notice

Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£175,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2023awarded 19 Sept 2024
Awarded to TMP (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Reading Borough Council are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Corporate Advertising Services - The Council requires a suitable media agency to place a range of advertisements, including public and statutory notices in national and local press or other suitable solutions. It is seeking a media agency that can provide support and guidance to our staff in preparing media for advertisements, liaising with advertisers and sourcing best value for money for each advertisement placed with an appropriate newspaper group or other (digital) advertising organisation.Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website by selecting the View Details button for the project.Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 30 October 2023 14.00 - Note - this is the closing date for ten

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: possible extension of up to 4 yearsVariant 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
  • Price

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
29 Sept 2023, 10:24 BST
Last source update
19 Sept 2024, 10:28 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
CPU 00001740
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029959
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04067d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Oct 2023, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Oct 2023, 14:00 GMT

Timeline

30 Oct 2023 → 19 Sept 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Oct 2023, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    30 Oct 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    19 Sept 2024, 10:28 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Sept 2024, 10:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £175,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TMP (UK) Limited£175,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Procurement for the provision of a Corporate External Advertising Agency (Inc. Public and Statutory Notices) · TMP (UK) Limited

    Signed
    19 Sept 2024
    Value
    £175,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Reading Borough Council are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Corporate…6bids · 6 electronic0——
Whole notice———£734 – £1,872

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Reading Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, South East, RG1 2LUContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body London
  • The Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.