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Published 13 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tower Bridge PR Agency · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: City of London (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£385,000≈ £96k / year7.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2024awarded 31 Mar 2024
Awarded to Barley Communications Limited
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of an agency to support the marketing team to deliver and generate positive publicity for the visitor attraction at Tower Bridge.

CPV: Public relations management services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Tower Bridge PR AgencyAwarded 4 yrsPublished value£385,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK, London · Tower Bridge
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 · publisher note attached
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
13 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
Last source update
27 Jun 2024, 16:44 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jan 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019720
Classification (CPV)
Public relations management servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04252e Find a Tender

Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given at II.2.6) is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated total contract value is therefore £385,000.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.capitalesourcing.com ↗

Submission deadline
19 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
19 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jan 2024 → 27 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    27 Jun 2024, 16:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jun 2024, 16:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £354,9051 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 10
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Barley Communications LimitedSME£354,905 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of London Corporation

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Guildhall, London, London, EC2P 2EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London
  • The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria