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Published 10 Feb 2023, 15:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of PR Services for National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) ioIC

Official notice

Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£246,000exc. VAT2.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2023awarded 13 Apr 2023
Awarded to Frame

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) requires a dynamic, creative, and strategic thinking agency with deep knowledge and experience of the manufacturing, engineering, and tech sectors.

The agency will be expected to be involved in the following areas of public relations work.

  • Strategy development
  • Thought leadership content copywriting
  • Media relations: global trade media and Scottish and wider UK business and mainstream media
  • General communications and press office support
  • Audio visual content
  • Influencer research and engagement
  • Profile raising activity
  • Strategic reputation management / counsel
  • Training

CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Group is seeking to appoint a…AwardedRenewal

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Group is seeking to appoint a communications agency to work as an extension of the inhouse communications team..

NMIS is a group of industry-led manufacturing research and development centres with a network of partners across Scotland. Collaborating with industry, academia and the public sector, we’re transforming the future of manufacturing in Scotland, the wider UK and beyond.

On behalf of NMIS the university requires to appoint a dynamic, creative and strategic thinking agency with deep knowledge and experience of the manufacturing, engineering and tech sectors. An strong, dedicated and experienced account team is required.

The agency will be required to be involved in the following areas of public relations work:

  • Strategy development
  • Thought leadership content copywriting
  • Media relations: global trade media and Scottish and wider UK business and mainstream media
  • General communications and press office support
  • Audio visual content
  • Influencer research and engagement
  • Profile raising activity
  • Strategic reputation management / counsel
  • Training Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from the competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the ITT contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to the procurement and the other Tender documents for further information.
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The duration is inclusive of the contract extension period. The contracting authority exercises the right to extend this contract by 3 x up to 12-month periods. The extension will be utilised at the sole discretion of the contracting authority.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: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    4B1.2

    4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3

    Minimum: 4B1.2 Bidders are required to have an general yearly turnover of a minimum of 100,000.00 GBP for the last 3 years. 4B.5.1 – 4B.5.3 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the ty…
  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2

    Minimum: 4C.1.2 Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in par II.2.4 of the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. Please provide three (3) examples of experie…
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Feb 2023, 15:55 GMT
Last source update
20 Apr 2023, 11:17 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
UOS-26061-2023
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011324
Classification (CPV)
Public relations consultancy servicesPublic relations management servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a4db Find a Tender

Publisher note: (SC Ref:729517)

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
Submission deadline
13 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Mar 2023 → 20 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Apr 2023, 11:17 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Apr 2023, 11:17 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FrameSME£240,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 011324-2023-UOS-26061-2023-1 · FrameSME

    Signed
    13 Apr 2023
    Value
    £240,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Strathclyde

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 40 George Street, Procurement Department, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1QEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FrameAwarded supplier Four Winds Pavilion, Pacific Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, G511DZContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.