Official UK procurement notice
Stakeholder Engagement Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFull-service consultancy, analysis, and monitoring to support the overarching communications and engagement strategy, individual projects, and responses to major events.
- Recurrence: The contract will be re-tendered following the 5 year term
CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services · Stakeholders representation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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)
- Technical: 60
- Commercial: 40
- Not to Exceed Rate Card: 30
- Retainer: 70
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
- Not to Exceed Rate Card: 30%
- Retainer: 70%
- Price carries 140 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 14 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- 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
- Yes · The contract will be re-tendered following the 5 year term
- First published
- 10 May 2021, 22:54 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
- Authority reference
Bravo project number 25180- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026198- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02af37Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
10 May 2021 → 19 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Invitations to tender expected10 May 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline10 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published19 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Communications Ltd | £1,250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Stakeholder Engagement Services · Lexington Communications Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2021
- Value
- £1,250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lexington Communications LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.