Official UK procurement notice
Adopt South Digital Marketing
Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHampshire County Council has procured Digital Marketing services for Adopt South, the Partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton local authorities.
The appointed agency will provide Digital Services in the form of Google Search, AdWords and any other digital output which delivers clicks, brand awareness and interaction to Adopt South's website and/or generation of call enquiries based on the target audience, together with relevant creative treatments to deliver cost efficiency in the digital advertising environment. Adopt South require awareness and presence especially in the search environment (Share of Voice) so that when people have seen Adopt South advertising elsewhere and/or they have conducted searches, visibility as much as possible will be on the first three commercial listings on Google.
Paid advertising space is also required in areas such as Google Adwords and across suitable Social Media. In addition, commercial programmatic sites that generate clicks and/or interest in adoption.
This contract will start on 1st August 2024. The initial contract term is 3 years and will expire on 31st July 2027 but may be extended to 31st July 2029.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Background:AwardedPublished value£550,000
Background:
Adopt South are the Partnership Regional Adoption Agency for Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton local authorities, who provide the following:
- Find Families for children who have a plan for Adoption
- Find families for children whose plans are not yet decided and may have a Plan for Adoption
- Adoption Support services for adopted families and young people
- Birth Family support
- Adopted Adults support
- Contact arrangements for adopted children and their birth family
Requirement:
Adopt South required a proven experienced Digital Marketing provider to achieve its annual target of approved adopters across Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and Isle of Wight local authorities by reaching target audiences.
Adopt South require a minimum 50% Share of Voice especially in the search environment so that when people have seen Adopt South advertising elsewhere and/or they have conducted searches, Adopt South will be on the first three commercial listings on Google.
The winning tenderer is required to provide Adopt South with Digital Services in the form of Google Search, AdWords and any other digital output which delivers clicks, brand awareness and interaction to Adopt South's website and/or generation of call enquiries based on the target audience, together with relevant creative treatments to deliver cost efficiency in the digital advertising environment.
Adopt South also require paid advertising space in areas such as Google AdWords, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn and another commercial programmatic sites that generate clicks and/or interest in adoption. Advertising is selected as much as regionally possible to reduce wastage.
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).
- Price Per Quality Point: PPQP
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
- 1 May 2024, 10:17 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2024, 12:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CS23941- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022257- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045660Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please refer to the procurement documentation.
Publisher note: A previous PIN was published on 13/03/2024 in respect of the Information Event for this tender, publication reference 2024/S 000-008063.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Jun 2024, 14:01 BST
Timeline
3 Jun 2024 → 18 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline3 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Jun 2024, 14:01 BST
- Notice published18 Jul 2024, 12:19 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2024- Status changed to complete18 Jul 2024, 12:19 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Jul 2024, 12:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH AdvertisingSME | £520,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022257-2024-1 · RH AdvertisingSME
- Signed
- 28 Jun 2024
- Value
- £520,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11bids · 11 electronic | 11 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England & WalesReview body
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RH Advertising LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria