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Published 7 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Marketing Services for the Marketing and Corporate Communications Business Area of Belfast City Council

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 30 Nov 2020
Lots 3see the lot list below

Re-procurement plannedFramework Agreement for the Provision of Marketing and Communications Services

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This framework agreement will provide a range of market services to the corporate communications business area of Belfast City Council. The framework will be divided into three lots as follows:

Lot 1: Brand and Creative Services;

Lot 2: Design and Copywriting;

Lot 3: Media Buying.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Brand and Creative ServicesCancelled

Lot 1 of the marketing services framework is to provide brand and creative services to the marketing and corporate communications business Area of Belfast City Council.

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Optional services may be required throughout the duration of this framework agreement, namely use of the framework by different Departments within the Council. Details of optional services can be found in the specification document of the tender.
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
Lot #2Design and CopywritingCancelled

Lot 2 of the marketing services framework is to provide design and Copywriting services to the marketing and corporate communications business area of Belfast City Council.

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Optional services may be required throughout the duration of this framework agreement, namely use of the framework by different Departments within the Council. Details of optional services can be found in the specification document of the tender.
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
Lot #3Media BuyingAwarded

Lot 3 of the marketing services framework will is to provide media buying services to the marketing and corporate communications business area of Belfast City Council.

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Optional services may be required throughout the duration of this framework agreement, namely the use of the framework by different Departments within Belfast City Council. Details of optional services can be found in the specification document of the tender.
79340000 Advertising and marketing services

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSplit
1 · Brand and Creative Services8040
2 · Design and Copywriting50100
3 · Media Buying20100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40–100 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 100 points.
  • “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Marketing Services for the…” 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
Last source update
7 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
Authority reference
T2046
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-000313
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02887f Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 3latest 30 Nov 2020

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Lot 1 - Brand & Creative Services

    Signed
    30 Nov 2020
    Value
    £200,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2 - Design & Copywriting

    Signed
    30 Nov 2020
    Value
    £120,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3 - Media Buying

    Signed
    30 Nov 2020
    Value
    £800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3 · Media Buying4bids———
Whole notice4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9 - 21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice
  • ASGFramework contractor Anderson House, Holywood Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 2GU
  • Ardmore Advertising LtdFramework contractor Pavilions Office Park, Kinnegar Drive, Holywood, Northern Ireland
  • MammothFramework contractor 84-94 Great Patrick Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2LU
  • McCaddenFramework contractor Roof Terrace, Bedford House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 7FD
  • Rumour MillFramework contractor Office 3 Cubic Co Work, 5 Lisburn Square, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BT28 1TS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.