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Published 19 Jan 2024, 11:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Regional and Local Press Advertising for Denbighshire County Council

Official notice

Authority: Denbighshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£315,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Feb 2024awarded 19 Apr 2024
Awarded to Newsquest Media Group/LOCALiQ

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DCC has a strong commitment to sustainability, which is at the core of its quality, safe, efficient services to its end users. DCC are looking for a provider of regional and local press advertising who can work with us to achieve our goals and fulfil our requirements in a cost effective and efficient way.

This contract will be managed by DCC’s Communications, Marketing and Engagement Team.

DCC have an established in-house advertising service and are the single point of contact between Council services and advertising providers.

  • Recurrence: 6 months prior to contract end date

CPV: Advertising services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Wales · Denbighshire
Extensions: 6 months prior to end of contract end date.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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 · 6 months prior to contract end date
First published
19 Jan 2024, 11:31 GMT
Last source update
17 Jun 2024, 13:55 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
22026DCC
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018614
Classification (CPV)
Advertising services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042e6b Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:142267)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bids opened
19 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Feb 2024 → 17 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    17 Jun 2024, 13:55 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jun 2024, 13:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £315,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Newsquest Media Group/LOCALiQ£315,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Denbighshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Wales, LL15 1YNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria