Official UK procurement notice
Promote Shetland Service 2022-2027
Authority: Shetland Islands Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council wished to engage a service provider to develop, manage and coordinate a promotional service for Shetland to be known as Promote Shetland, for the period 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2027.
The role of Promote Shetland was to:
- Act as the vehicle to advice and support public authority, non-government organisations, private sector and educational stakeholders around a common vision for promoting Shetland as an attractive place to live, work, study, visit and invest.
- Support the collaboration between all those involved in building a strong place brand and reputation for Shetland, particularly for quality, distinctiveness, authenticity and integrity. Promote Shetland will work in partnership with stakeholders to achieve a set of objectives.
The aim of the Promote Shetland service is to build a strong place brand and positive reputation for Shetland as a place to live, work, study, visit and invest.
CPV: Promotional services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement procedure being followed for the Promote Shetland Service 2022 - 2027…Awarded
The procurement procedure being followed for the Promote Shetland Service 2022 - 2027 was the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”).
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Economic & financial standing
- Three years accounts and business reports for the contracting entity;
- Evidence of current Employer’s Liability Insurance to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and Public Liability Insurance to a minimum of 5,000,000 GBP respectively;
- A current Bank Reference to a minimum of 400,000 GBP.
The Council will carry out an Equifax check where a Bank Reference cannot be obtained and this will form part of the economic and financial evaluation of economic operators.
- Technical & professional ability
- Evidence of same/similar supplies in the last three years
- 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 · 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
- 8 Oct 2021, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ED/4/21- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000233- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ea0dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note that it was an essential requirement of the procurement process that Tenderers fully completed and submited a satisfactory Single Procurement Document (SPD) and satisfied all requirements specified or referred to in the Contract Notice and Procurement Documents. The contract was subject to Scots Law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts. GBP means Great British Pounds. III.1.2 - Economic operators who did not obtain a satisfactory financial evaluation may not be considered for contract award. The UK has left the EU and the transition period after EU came to an end on 31 December 2020.From 1 January 2021, relevant references to the EU and EU procurement legislation will either be updated or removed from the Public Contracts Scotland site where appropriate. This will be an ongoing process undertaken during 2021. Despite the reference to the EU Directives embedded in the header of the Contract Notice, the EU Directives do not apply to this procurement. III.1.2 - A Bank Reference Mandate Form was included with the procurement documents for completion by economic operators where a Bank Reference was not submitted direct by the economic operator. The Council carried out an Equifax check where a Bank Reference could not be obtained and this formed part of the economic and financial evaluation of economic operators. VI.4.1 - Review body. The review body noted is Lerwick Sheriff Court, but Economic Operators should contact the Contracting Authority in the first instance if any issue needs to be addressed. The court may be contacted where legal proceedings are contemplated. (SC Ref:786949)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Nov 2021 → 6 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published6 Jan 2025, 16:05 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2025- Status changed to complete6 Jan 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Jan 2025, 16:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NB Communication LtdSME | £366,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000233-2025-ED/4/21-1 · NB Communication LtdSME
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2022
- Value
- £366,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Lerwick Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NB Communication LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.