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Published 8 Feb 2021, 18:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Creative Marketing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED

2 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£1,950,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 10 Mar 2021
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Strategic and Creative Services, Account and Project Management and Production Services for MTR First South Western Trains Limited.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£1,950,000 together)
Lot #1Strategic and Creative Services and Account and Project ManagementPublished value£800,000

Strategic services:

Develop consumer and competitor insight working with SWR and its other agency partners as agreed.

Develop strategic territories, channel strategies and messaging hierarchies to support the development of brand, base, tactical, reactive, PR and social campaigns as agreed with SWR.

Develop creative briefs and oversee creative development from a strategic perspective, as agreed with SWR.

Attend creative reviews and client creative presentations, to ensure all agency work meets with the agreed brief and objectives.

Develop research proposals and oversee research initiatives as required and agreed with SWR.

Develop and deliver proposals for campaign measurement and evaluation as agreed with SWR.

Creative services:

Development and delivery of fully integrated campaigns across SWR communications (including, but not limited to ATL and BTL campaigns, PR Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Brand campaigns, Tactical / Reactive campaigns), as defined by the client brief and an agreed scope of work and cost estimate.

To develop creative campaigns from initial high-level territories through to final client agreed concept development across a range of through the line channels (as defined and agreed with SWR), prior to going into production.

To ensure creative consistency through the application and development of SWR's brand guidelines.

To oversee and sign-off the pre- and post-production process including all design, copy, imagery, AV content and build to an agreed media plan (as agreed with SWR in writing), ensuring all aspects of a campaign meet with the agreed objectives and signed-off concept.

On the SWR's request, act as creative lead where other external agencies are producing deliverables for the Client. The Agency will work collaboratively with all external agencies as appointed by the Client to ensure optimum output and synergy through the line.

Account and project management:

To update SWR weekly on the progress of all projects, plus quarterly review meetings to discuss performance and financial housekeeping.

To secure all necessary sign-offs and approvals from authorised personnel as required during the campaign development process.

Manage the budget and update SWR as frequently as required (and at least weekly) to ensure that the projects are delivered within the agreed budgets as defined in the scope of work for each.

Ensure that all projects are proceeding in accordance with the agreed timetable, and promptly communicate to SWR any delay or potential delay to the Client

Ensure that all projects are proceeding in accordance with the agreed scope of work and / or contract, and promptly communicate any proposed deviations from the services listed, or in a separate scope of work, provided that any deviations may only be made once agreed by SWR in writing.

Notify in advance if a project will require additional fees, and provide to SWR a breakdown of the time needed - outlining the hours assigned to each member of the Suppliers personnel so that SWR can review and agree in writing how to proceed before any additional services can commence.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Production ServicesPublished value£1,150,000

To develop finished campaign assets to an agreed specification as agreed with SWR

To source, oversee and manage suitable 3rd party suppliers and external agencies to produce assets as agreed with SWR, securing the necessary usage rights

To oversee the pre-production, production and post-production process to an agreed scope of work ensuring work is delivered on time and on budget to media owners as defined in the scope of work for each project, and any associated client approved media plans.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Feb 2021, 18:59 GMT
Last source update
8 Feb 2021, 18:59 GMT
Authority reference
FG001017
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002534
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02914d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
10 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Feb 2021 → 10 Mar 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    8 Feb 2021, 18:59 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED

Contracting authorityRailway services 4th Floor Capital House 25 Chapel Street, London, UK, NW15DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.