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Published 19 Jan 2022, 14:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Search Engine Optimization · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£713,382exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Feb 2022awarded 12 Sept 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

All participating Tenderer's will need to demonstrate a broad range of expertise in the Organic Search space, with the aim to increase Avanti West Coast's SERP (Search Engine Results Paid) visibility and revenue driven through Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A key objective for Avanti West Coast is to increase the volume of people booking…AwardedRenewalPublished value£713,382

A key objective for Avanti West Coast is to increase the volume of people booking directly over other online train ticket retailers; given Organic Search currently accounts for a large portion of web and app traffic and revenue - Avanti West Coast require a full-service SEO agency to continue to improve performance in this space.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: We are working towards appointing an Agency to provide SEO Services from 1st Oct 2022, for a 2+1 contractual option i.e. 2 years fixed period (24 months) with an option to extend for an additional 1 year (up to 12 months) . This will take the shortlisted agency potentially up to 30th September 2025. · We are working towards appointing an Agency to provide SEO Services from 1st Oct 2022, for a 2+1 contractual option i.e. 2 years fixed period (24 months) with an option to extend for an additional 1 year (up to 12 months) . This will take the shortlisted agency potentially up to 30th September 2025.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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Jan 2022, 14:10 GMT
Last source update
13 Sept 2022, 12:54 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025646
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030cd7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
18 Feb 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Feb 2022 → 13 Sept 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Feb 2022
  2. Notice published
    13 Sept 2022, 12:54 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Sept 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Sept 2022, 12:54 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    13 Sept 2022, 12:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Sept 2022

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Contract 025646-2022-1 · supplier not published

    Signed
    12 Sept 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services GB-COH: 10349442 8th Floor, The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, London, London, W2 1AFContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.