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Published 14 Jun 2023, 12:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

P-2761 Provision of Promotional Marketing Services

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£420,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2023awarded 22 Aug 2023
Awarded to ELEVATOR PROMOTIONAL MARKETING LTD

Re-procurement plannedPre-Market Engagement - P-3521 Provision of Strategic Brand Development Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink is seeking to establish a single

supplier contract with a full-service Promotional Marketing Agency

as strategic partner to implement a programme of sales promotion

engagement and activation activities to increase passenger

transport journeys and revenue and deliver the challenging targets

of the Better.Connected strategy.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Marketing services · Promotional services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Translink is seeking to establish a single supplierAwardedPublished value£420,000

Translink is seeking to establish a single supplier

contract with a full-service Promotional Marketing Agency as

strategic partner to implement a programme of sales promotion

engagement and activation activities to increase passenger

transport journeys and revenue and deliver the challenging targets

of the Better.Connected strategy. Additional information: Total contract values provided are INCLUSIVE of VAT.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast
Extensions: The contract may be extended, on agreement of both parties, for further period(s) of up to maximum of 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
79342000 Marketing services79342200 Promotional 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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per tender documents..

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Jun 2023, 12:54 BST
Last source update
23 Aug 2023, 15:50 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Jul 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024838
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesMarketing servicesPromotional services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d615 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
11 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Jul 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

11 Jul 2023 → 9 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Jul 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Aug 2023, 15:50 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    9 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Aug 2023, 15:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £420,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ELEVATOR PROMOTIONAL MARKETING LTDSMEContract£420,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body Belfast

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