Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Marketing Campaigns Services
Authority: Intellectual Property Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is for the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to establish a long-term agency partnership for marketing campaigns strategy and delivery.<br/><br/>The supplier will primarily be tasked with developing and delivering the IPO’s campaigns in circumstances where there is a lack of internal expertise and/or capacity, either partially or in full.
CPV: Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The supplier will primarily be tasked with developing and delivering the IPO’s…AwardedRenewalPublished value£833,333
The supplier will primarily be tasked with developing and delivering the IPO’s campaigns in circumstances where there is a lack of internal expertise and/or capacity, either partially or in full. The primary services to be performed within this contract will be to successfully deliver complete behavioural campaigns for consumer and education. These may vary from campaign to campaign but typically include:<br/><br/>Strategy development: working with IPO teams to understand and shape the campaign objective, audience and strategy.<br/><br/>Market research: the capability or ability to outsource quick surveys that can help shape campaigns or PR angle.<br/><br/>Creative: graphic design, copywriting and photography. The IPO has its own in-house creative team. We have more than 20 staff covering a range of specialisms and we would encourage collaboration. <br/><br/>Digital channel marketing: if appropriate developing and delivering digital marketing tactics including, but not exhaustive social media marketing & influencers, pay per click, email and content marketing that will help us to achieve the objective and reach our target audience.<br/><br/>Campaign Management: Working with named IPO team / individual to oversee the execution of the campaign, monitor performance and make adjustments to ensure that the campaign delivers against its objective.<br/> <br/>Campaign Evaluation & Analytics: conduct ongoing tracking and analysing KPI’s and providing refinements to ensure delivery. Each campaign will require a full campaign evaluation on completion.<br/><br/>Public Relations: Manage media and press releases and liaison on specific campaigns. The IPO’s press function can provide support to the successful supplier, and we would strongly encourage collaboration between both teams. <br/><br/>Events: if appropriate to the campaign and budget, management and delivery of events and outreach activity.<br/><br/>N.B. The above is a non-exhaustive list and the IPO might require the supplier to provide other/additional services with are reasonably performed within the marketing campaign sector.<br/><br/>The contract has not been split into lots as the primary purpose is build a long-term relationship where savings are achieved via the consistency of one supplier. <br/>This contract does not guarantee any work, but will be the main call-off for all marketing type services. <br/>The Restricted Tender Procedure was followed. This procedure ensures that only suitable suppliers will be shortlisted for competition to appoint a supplier on a MEAT (Most Economically Advantageous Tender) basis.
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 (3)
- Written: 70%
- Presentation: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Written: 70%
- Social Value: 10%
- Presentation: 20%
- Cost: 0%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
- 7 Oct 2024, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 9 May 2025, 10:49 BST
- Authority reference
C3413- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019974- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a677Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
8 Nov 2024 → 9 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected22 Nov 2024
- Notice published9 May 2025, 10:49 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2024- Deadline moved to 8 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT10 Oct 2024, 14:25 BST+1 days · was 7 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete9 May 2025, 10:49 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2.1 | 7 Nov 2024 | 8 Nov 2024 | +1 d |
| — | TextII.1.5.1 | 833,333.00 | 1,433,330.00 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansons Communications Holdings LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019974-2025-1 · Lansons Communications Holdings LimitedSME
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The supplier will primarily be tasked with developing and delivering the IPO’s… | 8bids | — | — | £1 – £833,333 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £833,333 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lansons Communications Holdings LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria