Official UK procurement notice
Digital and Social Media Agency Services (China)
Authority: University of Dundee (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #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.
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)
- 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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d465Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:676474)
How it was run
Official noticeTender 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
Timeline
13 Sept 2021 → 6 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline13 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Sept 2021, 12:30 BST
- Notice published6 Jan 2022, 11:25 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Jan 2022, 11:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging Communications LimitedSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000299-2022-UoD-PF025-TC-2021-1 · Emerging Communications LimitedSME
- Signed
- 8 Dec 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China is our most important international market where we have a small team covering… | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | £382,980 – £530,299 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £382,980 – £530,299 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Emerging Communications LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria