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Published 19 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PURCH2971 Provision of Integrated Marketing and Communications Support in China

Official notice

Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Awarded value£694,750published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 21 Jul 2026awarded 25 Sept 2026

Awarded to PingPong Digital Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of PURCH2971 Provision of Integrated Marketing and Communications Support in China for the Period of 1 Year with the option to extend for a period of up to 12 months.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: Option to extend for a period of up to 12 monthsSecond stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

79342000 Marketing services

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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (7)

Section 1 – Knowledge & Experience: 10%
Section 2 - Project Outputs: 25%
Section 3 - Project Timelines: 10%
Section 4 - Budget Management: 5%
Section 5 - Contract Management: 5%
Presentation/Interview: 5%
price: 40%

Published award criteria (7)

Section 1 – Knowledge & Experience: 10%
Section 2 - Project Outputs: 25%
Section 3 - Project Timelines: 10%
Section 4 - Budget Management: 5%
Section 5 - Contract Management: 5%
Presentation/Interview: 5%
Price: 40%

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
no text published
Minimum: -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims; -Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000…

Successive reduction: Candidates will be reduced successively across stages

What this means for your bid

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: Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: 19 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST
Last source update: 14 Oct 2026, 14:40 BST
Authority reference: PURCH2971
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-097079
Classification (CPV): Advertising and marketing servicesMarketing services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b94b Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms: See ITT documents

Publisher note: (SC Ref:845709)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Submission deadline: 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

21 Jul 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 3 dates

Invitations to tender expected94 days ago
21 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline93 days ago
21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Notice published8 days ago
14 Oct 2026, 14:40 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
14 Oct 2026, 14:40 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £694,7501 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 66 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PingPong Digital LtdSME	£694,750 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 097079-2026-PURCH2971-1 · PingPong Digital LtdSME
Signed
25 Sept 2026
Value
£694,750
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad	6	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Glasgow

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Tay House, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PingPong DigitalAwarded supplier 10 x by Spacemade, 10 Brindley Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2JBContact phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria