Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Media Advertising Services
Authority: South Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Ayrshire Council requires a suitably experienced supplier to provide Media Advertising Services for the Council’s advertising requirements, the majority of which will be in local newspapers and media.
- Recurrence: March 2030
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising consultancy services · Advertising management services · Advertising material · Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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: 40
- Price: 60
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes · March 2030
- First published
- 15 May 2026, 14:41 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 16:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jun 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CE-16-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079178- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069a20Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
60% Quality 40% Price
Publisher note: 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 or regulation 8 of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. (SC Ref:840632)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
19 Jun 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 16:31 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 16:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertisingworks Scotland LtdSME | £181,407 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 079178-2026-1 · Advertisingworks Scotland LtdSME
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2026
- Value
- £181,407
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ayr Sheriff courtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Advertisingworks Scotland LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria