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Published 13 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital and Social Media Agency Services (China)

Official notice

Authority: University of Dundee (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Sept 2021awarded 8 Dec 2021
Awarded to Emerging Communications Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Dundee (UoD) have a requirement for an expert in Chinese marketing, to provide us with a full digital service. China is our most important international market where we have a small team covering student recruitment, marketing and managing our partnerships with Chinese universities.

  • Recurrence: 4.5 years from award

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1China is our most important international market where we have a small team covering…AwardedRenewal

China is our most important international market where we have a small team covering student recruitment, marketing and managing our partnerships with Chinese universities.

The University of Dundee (UoD) have a requirement for an expert in Chinese marketing, to provide us with a full digital service:

  • Specialist knowledge of new and existing Chinese social media platforms.
  • Experience of generating excellent return on investment from paid advertising on these platforms.
  • Experience of working for international brands, ideally some experience of working for education providers.
  • Provide advice on how to align our brand with Chinese social media platforms, adapting to Chinese culture, linguistics and user experiences.
  • Provide advice on the right platforms to use for individual campaigns and targets.
  • Experts in social media advertising, search engine marketing and programmatic.
  • Provide interim campaign reports and recommendations for changes to improve return on investment.
  • Provide detailed data reports at the end of individual campaigns and recommendations for future campaigns.
  • Provide and apply insights into new platforms and advertising opportunities.
  • Be experts at reaching specific target markets through detailed targeting according to age, income, interests etc, targeting prospective students, their parents and industry professionals.
  • Be experts at optimizing ad campaigns and driving results.
  • Provide advice on content that will resonate with these audiences, whilst also keeping content on brand.
  • Generate excellent results, using the right content and budget at the right time.
  • Assist us in developing a paid social media strategy and execute the agreed campaigns.
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Two optional extension of 12 months each. Maximum contract term 60 months (5 years)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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Digital Marketing Services: 25%
  • Digital Marketing Management and Reporting: 35%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Digital Marketing Services: 25
  • Digital Marketing Management and Reporting: 35
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 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
Yes · 4.5 years from award
First published
13 Aug 2021, 11:05 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2022, 11:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
UoD-PF025-TC-2021
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000299
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesMarketing management consultancy servicesMarketing services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d465 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:676474)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
13 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Sept 2021 → 6 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jan 2022, 11:25 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2022, 11:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Emerging Communications LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
China is our most important international market where we have a small team covering…5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5—£382,980 – £530,299
Whole notice———£382,980 – £530,299

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Dundee

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement, 3rd Floor, Tower Building, Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body DundeeContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria