Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Creative Marketing Services
Authority: National Galleries of Scotland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) are seeking to appoint a sole Service Provider for the Provision of Creative Marketing Services.
The Service Provider is to provide (i) creative marketing ideas, design and production on a range of planned activities, as well as; (ii) a flexible, responsive, ad hoc service responding to opportunistic project briefs issued throughout the duration of the contract.
For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract documents.
There is no commitment to a volume of work over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of work is guaranteed and therefore no minimum spend is guaranteed. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of work.
The Agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement as and when required.
The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS.
In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.
CPV: Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) ProcedureAwarded
The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) Procedure.
Service Providers must complete and submit both an SPD and tender response.
Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The Service Provider must hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification throughout the duration of the contract. If the Service Provider does not already hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification they must agree to obtain such within 3 months of a contract award. Additional information: The five highest scoring Tenderers (price & quality combined) will be invited to provide a presentation. Full details are provided in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. It is currently anticipated that presentations will take place during the week commencing 5th September 2022 (this date may be subject to change).
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jan 2023, 15:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2023, 15:15 GMT
- Authority reference
698 573- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001876- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03995dFind a Tender
Publisher note: National Galleries Scotland reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by Bidders prior to the Award of Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of Bidders. Late SPDs and tenders may not be considered by National Galleries Scotland. (SC Ref:719846)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright SignalsSME | £95,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001876-2023-698 573-1 · Bright SignalsSME
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2022
- Value
- £95,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad | 10 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bright SignalsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.