Official UK procurement notice
T23-047BUS Provision of Marketing Communication Services including Website for the Northern Ireland Enterprise Support Service.
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 12 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) is acting on behalf of the 11 Northern Ireland Councils to appoint a Contractor to deliver marketing services for the new Northern Ireland Enterprise Support Service (ESS). NI Councils have developed a new ESS which aims to support business start-up and growth across Northern Ireland. The service aims to provide a set of connected enterprise support services which allow individuals, entrepreneurs or businesses to access a continuum of support to meet their needs, aligned with the relevant stage of their business. ESS is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. Please refer to CfT docuemnts for further information
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising management services · Advertising services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,350,000
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 (6)
- Methodology: 30%
- Media Strategy: 10%
- Quality Systems: 5%
- Creative Proposal: 20%
- Website Implementation: 15%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
- Methodology: 30
- Media Strategy: 10
- Quality Systems: 5
- Creative Proposal: 20
- Website Implementation: 15
- Price: 20
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 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- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Apr 2023, 14:46 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jan 2024, 16:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jun 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001158- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c4c4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
as per PCR2015
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Jun 2023, 12:30 BST
Timeline
7 Jun 2023 → 12 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Jun 2023, 12:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until4 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published12 Jan 2024, 16:26 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Jan 2024, 16:26 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARDMORE ADVERTISING MARKETING LTDSMEContract | £2,080,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · ARDMORE ADVERTISING MARKETING LTDSME
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2024
- Value
- £2,080,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
11 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Ards and North Down Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Belfast City CouncilContracting authority
- Causeway Coast and Glens Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Fermanagh and Omagh District CouncilContracting authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh City CouncilContracting authority
- Mid Ulster District CouncilContracting authority
- Mid and East Antrim Borough CouncilContracting authority
- Newry Mourne and Down District CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ARDMORE ADVERTISING MARKETING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria