Official UK procurement notice
Quality Meat Scotland - Provision of Consumer PR Services
Authority: Quality Meat Scotland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQMS Seeks to appoint a PR agency to deliver consumer campaigns and press office duties.
CPV: Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1QMS seeks to appoint a consumer PR agency to deliver the seasonal campaign PR…Awarded
QMS seeks to appoint a consumer PR agency to deliver the seasonal campaign PR activation for ‘Make It’ to include but not limited to:
Influencers (micro and macro)
Recipe placement
Opinion pieces
Partnerships e.g. with restaurants, itison, food brands etc
Sponsorship
Stunts/events
Broadcast
In addition, QMS requires its consumer PR agency to establish an ongoing press office for QMS acting as a front line between the media and the in-house PR team with a remit covering:
Ongoing relations with media outlets, journalists and personalities that resonate with our target audiences
Seeking opportunities that support our brands
Horizon scanning for reputational risks within the consumer landscape
Crisis management working in conjunction with our Industry & Corporate PR to ensure our reputation is protected within the consumer landscape
Communicating the positive work of our in-house teams to consumers covering:
Health & Education
Industry Development
Brands Integrity
To help QMS achieve the above, we require an agency who can prepare and present high quality, clear, concise and cost-effective activation of communications strategies and work in partnership with QMS’ Marketing and Communication team to ensure the best possible outcome for our three industry brands: Scotch Beef PGI, Scotch Lamb PGI and Specially Selected Pork whilst keeping our brand essence of Meat with Integrity at the heart of our communications.
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 (4)
- Response to campaign brief 'Make It Summer 2021': 45
- Agency approach and account management: 35
- Agency capacity and agility: 20
- price: 20
Published award criteria (4)
- Response to campaign brief 'Make It Summer 2021': 45
- Agency approach and account management: 35
- Agency capacity and agility: 20
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jun 2021, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2021, 10:05 BST
- Authority reference
QMS/ITT/CONSUMERPRSERVICES/2021- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012890- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b9cbFind a Tender
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. (SC Ref:656696)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weber Shandwick | £540,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012890-2021-1 · Weber Shandwick
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2021
- Value
- £540,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 0 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Weber ShandwickAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.