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Published 12 Dec 2023, 10:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CP2417-23 Public Relations Agency Support for Southern Construction Framework

Official notice

Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£640,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Public relations support to Southern Construction Framework (SCF) and National Association of Construction Frameworks (NACF) commissioned by Devon County Council (DCC) on behalf of the two partner authorities. The 2-year, £55,000 per annum Contract is to provide public relations support to SCF. An additional £12,000 per annum allowance is allocated to provide public relations support for NACF, which will also be commissioned under this contract by DCC. The services required are to guide and influence SCF and NACF in respect of generating a greater tangible profile with both relevant media, influential bodies and influential people in the construction sector and related disciplines as well as any potential bodies that may use the services of SCF and NACF.

The contract is for the delivery of services in compliance with the specification for the stated fixed annual budgets. Budget allocations may be varied for any period of extension, with any change being made in accordance with the Change Control procedure set out in the Conditions of Contract. SCF reserves the right to remove the allocation for NACF from this contract in its entirety giving three months’ notice to the Supplier. In addition to the services set out in the specification SCF may on occasion wish to source additional activities (e.g., event management, social media management) at defined day rates.

The contract is for an initial term of 2 years with the option to extend for a further three periods of two years each.

  • Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Approximately 12 months prior to the end of the contract.

CPV: Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£640,000
Extensions: The contract may be extended by up to three periods of 24 months each (total period of possible extension 72 months)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
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “CP2417-23 Public Relations Agency Support for Southern Construction…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Approximately 12 months prior to the end of the contract.

First published
12 Dec 2023, 10:24 GMT
Last source update
12 Dec 2023, 10:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN702752
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036471
Classification (CPV)
Public relations services
Delivery area
London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0424ce Find a Tender

Publisher note: The authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve the right not to award a contract. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should they consider this necessary. Economic operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the authority at any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority shall have no liability whatsoever to economic operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) or agreement(s) entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) or agreement(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an economic operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the authority may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by any of the authority of any materials marked ‘confidential’ or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that the authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Jan 2024, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Dec 2023 → 19 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 Dec 2023, 10:24 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    19 Jan 2024, 12:30 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Devon County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 4QDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.