Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Media Services
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework Agreement is for the provision of Media Services to Framework Public Bodies throughout Scotland
- Recurrence: Within 4 years
CPV: Application service providers · Data-processing services · Market research services · News-agency services · Public relations services · Radio and television services · Statistical services · Web search engine providers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 2 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Framework Agreement for Media Services - Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£810,000
The Framework agreement is for the provision of Media Services to Public Sector Bodies throughout Scotland.
The agreement is for a period of 4 years.
The Contractor must be able to provide the full range of Lot 1 core services as detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents to Public Sector Bodies on a cost effective and best value basis.
These include:
-Print Media Coverage Service
-Broadcast Coverage Service
-Online Coverage Service
-Social Media Service
-Analytics & Evaluation Service
The contractor must provide comprehensive management information at all stages throughout the process and to all participating framework public bodies.
All Public Sector Bodies must receive a consistently high level service, irrespective of geographical location. A degree of flexibility is required in the service delivery.
The contractor will be expected to provide resources, processes and systems that deliver continuous improvement and which demonstrate that best value is being achieved for all organisations. Improvements delivered may include but are not limited to; reduction in whole-life costs, quality, and user satisfaction.
Lot #2Framework Agreement for Media Services - Lot 2AwardedRenewalPublished value£690,000
The Framework agreement is for the provision of Media Services to Public Sector Bodies throughout Scotland.
The agreement will be for a period of 4 years.
The contractor must be able to provide the full range of Lot 2 core services as detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents to Public Sector Bodies on a cost effective and best value basis.
These include:
-News Distribution and Online Newsroom Service
-Enquiry Management Service
The contractor must provide comprehensive management information at all stages throughout the process and to all participating Public Sector Bodies.
All framework public bodies must receive a consistently high level of service, irrespective of geographical location. A degree of flexibility is required in the service delivery.
The contractor will be expected to provide resources, processes and systems that deliver continuous improvement and which demonstrate that best value is being achieved for all organisations. Improvements delivered may include but are not limited to; reduction in whole-life costs, quality and user satisfaction.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders must demonstrate a current ratio of 0.8 or above and attach audited accounts and financial statements as supporting evidence that they meet the financial requirements. See Question 1.69.1 of the SPD.
Current ratio will be calculated as follows: total current assets divided by total current liabilities.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing as this may lead to exclusion by Scottish Government.
In the event that the bidder does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the tenderer may still be eligible for consideration where their tender submission is supported by a parent company guarantee.
Minimum: It is a requirement of this framework that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: -public liability insurance in the sum of not less than 1 000 000 GBP for any one incide… - Technical & professional ability
Selected criteria as stated in the Invitation to Tender documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for Media Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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 · Within 4 years
- First published
- 21 Jan 2025, 10:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054215- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.
Publisher note: The estimated total value of 1,500,000 GBP advised at II.1.5 is a genuine estimate, which may be exceeded for services within scope, up to a value of VAT 2,250,000 GBP. The Framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, bodies regulated as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loan Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, the Business Gateway National Unit at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of Section 6 of the further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more thank half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. In addition to the contracting authorities listed, the framework agreement will be available to charities entered on the Scottish Charity Register and voluntary organisations entered on the Membership Database of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisation. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the government structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group. http://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/ Award criteria questions can be found in the ITT together with the weightings. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 14063. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Contractor will be required, where practical, to: -Consider relevant opportunities for community benefits; -Consider opportunities for the involvement of SMEs and /or third sector organisations in delivery of this Framework; -Provide assurance regarding Workforce matters. This may include schemes such as: -Providing training opportunities and support to achieve qualifications; -Supporting local communities e.g. sponsorship of local clubs etc; -Using social enterprises to support delivery of services. (SC Ref:617438) (SC Ref:808016)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
4 Mar 2025 → 5 Sept 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened4 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published5 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Sept 2025, 11:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Framework Agreement for Media Services - Lot 2
- Signed
- 12 Aug 2025
- Value
- £690,000
- Status
- active
Framework Agreement for Media Services - Lot 1
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2025
- Value
- £890,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Framework Agreement for Media Services - Lot 1 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Framework Agreement for Media Services - Lot 2 | 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Access Intelligence Media and Communications Limited (trading as Vuelio)Framework contractor
- Press Data LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.