Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Provision of Integrated Mass Media, Creative and Advertising Agency for Fresh & Balance
Authority: COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFresh and Balance is the North East's integrated programme for reducing tobacco and alcohol harm in the region.
Our remit is to reduce smoking rates and the harm caused by tobacco and alcohol amongst our local population and key audiences using a multi-strand approach based on best national
and international evidence. This includes mass media campaigns, campaigning and advocacy, effective internal communications, and making voices heard on the national stage to politicians and decision makers.
A key element of work is the design and delivery of integrated campaigns from the first set of designs to media planning and delivery, as well as a support strand with printed and digital collateral and web support. This will form the bulk of agency support with the flexibility of a full service agency who can deliver other marketing specialist services as and when needed.
It is contract for 60 months with optional extension of 3 X 12 months.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 (3)
- Campaign Content/delivery Content: 60%
- price: 30%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Campaign Content/delivery Content: 60%
- Sustainability: 10%
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 18 Jul 2024, 10:52 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jan 2025, 12:07 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SP1874- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003259- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047e61Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
23 Aug 2024 → 31 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline23 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published31 Jan 2025, 12:07 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 Jan 2025, 12:07 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story ukSME | £6,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003259-2025-1 · Story ukSME
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2025
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Story ukAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.