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Published 25 Sept 2026, 14:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

VisitScotland Global Strategic Communications and Media

Official notice

Authority: VisitScotland

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£348,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2026awarded 21 Sept 2026
Awarded to Davies Tanner Marketing Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A supplier is required to lead VisitScotland Business Events’ global strategic communications, positioning Scotland as a worldclass, policy aligned business events destination. It is needed to amplify the work of the BE team to manage an international press office; shape messaging for major global tradeshows and support the development of national initiatives including a new National Influencer Network, and the forthcoming National Business Events Strategy.

This supplier is further needed to elevate and to maintain Scotland’s visibility and credibility on the global stage, influence key decisionmakers across sectors, strengthen policy-aligned storytelling, and ensure Scotland is recognised internationally as a leader in business events that drive economic, societal, and knowledge exchange impact.

The appointed supplier will work closely with the sole existing dedicated business events PR supplier in North America which has focus almost exclusively on Corporate & Incentive geographical markets, as well as the VisitScotland Corporate Affairs team.

CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£348,000
Delivery: UK · Edinburgh
Extensions
Two 12 month optional extensions are included
Variant bids
not allowed
79416200 Public relations consultancy services

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality — 70
  • price — 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability
    N/A
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points — a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · 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
25 Sept 2026, 14:50 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 14:50 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST — …
Authority reference
VSEH26008
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091070
Classification (CPV)
Public relations consultancy servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c078 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:843616)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Submission deadline69 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened69 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published13 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 14:50 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid untilin 85 days
    31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £348,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Davies Tanner Marketing Services Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

VisitScotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawTourism Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BG Gemma Beach [email protected] Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

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