Official UK procurement notice
Active Blackpool - Leisure Marketing Services, Support, Website hosting & Printing
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Leisure Marketing Services, Support, Website Hosting & Printing
CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Active Blackpool is the brand of the Council’s in house operated leisure provisionAwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
Active Blackpool is the brand of the Council’s in house operated leisure provision.
Active Blackpool operate four Leisure Centres in Blackpool namely, Blackpool Sports Centre, Moor Park Health & Leisure Centre, Palatine Leisure Centre and Common Edge Community Sports Village.
The aim is to promote the work of Active Blackpool by engaging a range of audiences and contributing to its community engagement and commercial aspirations for the future.
Working with the successful agency, the aim is for Active Blackpool to utilise a multi-channel approach and offer efficiency across all marketing and communications. We require an agency experienced in supporting leisure organisations to support, manage, evaluate, plan and execute a wide range of marketing initiatives ranging from small singular projects to full multi-service campaigns. To be seen as part of our extended team, we require dedicated support and collaboration to cover all our requirements ensuring that we are supported both creatively and through strategically planned ideas and methods that deliver measureable results.
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 50
- Social Value: 20
- Price: 30
- 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- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 14:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2025, 15:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN763643- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017697- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e421Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 29 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published29 Apr 2025, 15:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 Apr 2025, 15:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Design & Marketing LtdSME | £350,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Active Blackpool - Leisure Marketing Services, Support, Website hosting & Printing · Cornerstone Design & Marketing LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2025
- Value
- £350,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14bids · 14 electronic · 2 from abroad | 14 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Justice England & WalesReview body
- High Court of Justice England & WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cornerstone Design & Marketing LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.