Official UK procurement notice
Raising Awareness of the Community Finance Sector
Authority: FAIR4ALL FINANCE LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKLondon (UKI)
Published estimate£1,250,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2023awarded 31 Jan 2024
Awarded to Instinctif Partners, Truth Consulting Limited2 awards
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFair4All Finance is seeking experience marketing provider(s) for a 3-year contract with the objective of raising awareness and consideration of the community finance sector.
The requirement covers key deliverables as follows:
a Lot 1 - Strategic PR & Marketing
- PR & Earned Media Press Office (year 1 and beyond)
- Strategic Sector Positioning & Messaging Framework (year 1 only)
- 5-10 Year Strategic Marketing & Communications Plan (year 1 only)
- Ad Hoc Requirements (year 1 and beyond)
b Lot 2 - Measurement & Reporting (Year 1 and beyond)
- Delivery of a usable measurement and reporting framework to monitor the impact of our PR and marketing activity on an ongoing basi.
- Recurrence: Not known at this stage. Further notices will be subject to Fair4All Finance future requirements.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Market research services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,282,000 together)Lot #1Strategic PR & MarketingAwardedRenewal UK, LondonPublished value£1,200,000
Lot 1 - Strategic PR & Marketing
- PR & Earned Media Press Office (year 1 and beyond)
- Strategic Sector Positioning & Messaging Framework (year 1 only)
- 5-10 Year Strategic Marketing & Communications Plan (year 1 only)
- Ad Hoc Requirements (year 1 and beyond) Additional information: Price was not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Lot #2Measurement & ReportingAwardedRenewal UKPublished value£82,000
Lot 2 - Measurement & Reporting (Year 1 and beyond)
- Delivery of a usable measurement and reporting framework to monitor the impact of our PR and marketing activity on an ongoing basis Additional information: Price was not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement document
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).
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: Our preference would be to contract a strategic PR and marketing agency for LOT 1 and a separate marketing measurement or market research agency for LOT 2. However, agencies are free to bid for both lots if they feel they can demonstrate sufficient expertise.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Not known at this stage. Further notices will be subject to Fair4All Finance future requirements.
- First published
- 4 Sept 2023, 17:49 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2024, 12:52 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Oct 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003687- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f9e9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 2 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Oct 2023 → 5 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline2 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
- Notice published5 Feb 2024, 12:52 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2024- Status changed to complete5 Feb 2024, 12:52 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Feb 2024, 12:52 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £970,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 25
Contracts signed 2latest 31 Jan 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Strategic PR & Marketing1 award | |||
| Instinctif Partners | £870,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Measurement & Reporting1 award | |||
| Truth Consulting Limited | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003687-2024-1 · Instinctif Partners
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2024
- Value
- £870,000
- Status
- active
Contract 003687-2024-2 · Truth Consulting Limited
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2024
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Strategic PR & Marketing | 17bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Measurement & Reporting | 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Instinctif PartnersAwarded supplier
- Truth Consulting LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria