Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Creative & Marketing Partner for WeCare Wales
Authority: Social Care Wales (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSocial Care Wales are seeking a seeking a suitably skilled and experienced creative partner to collaborate with the existing WeCare Wales resource on various elements of their marketing and communications campaigns. We require a highly creative and strategic partner with expertise across TV, social media, out-of-home advertising, storytelling, and radio. They must be comfortable working with diverse media to achieve impactful, results-driven campaigns.
The creative partner would work closely with the internal team, offering expert advice and support across all areas to help WeCare Wales achieve its objective of raising the positive profile of social care, childcare, play and early to support the growth and stability of the workforce. This would involve providing strategic guidance, developing creative assets, optimising marketing channels, and ensuring the messaging effectively reaches and engages target audiences.
Please refer to ITT for full requirement details.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising photography services · Advertising services · Direct marketing services · Marketing services · Motion picture and video production services · Motion picture and video services · Radio and television services · Radio services · Television services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract will run initially from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2027, with a…AwardedRenewal
The contract will run initially from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2027, with a possibility of being extended for a further 12 months, up to a total period of 3 years.
This contract will be structured with an initial budget set at zero, allowing for flexibility to align funding with evolving activity plans and funding availability throughout the financial year. As funding opportunities arise and project activities are confirmed, the budget will scale accordingly to support the required work.
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: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Please refer to Appendix 1
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 9 Jan 2025, 15:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Mar 2025, 15:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008783- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ceacFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:148947)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 10 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
10 Feb 2025 → 11 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published11 Mar 2025, 15:12 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2025, 15:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWSHED COMMUNICATION LIMITED | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008783-2025-N/A-1 · COWSHED COMMUNICATION LIMITED
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2025
- Value
- £140,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COWSHED COMMUNICATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria