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Published 11 Mar 2021, 17:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PSNI - Advertising Services for External Police Staff Recruitment

Official notice

Authority: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,800,000exc. VAT3.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Apr 2021awarded 21 Jun 2021
Awarded to "withheld for security reasons"

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Police Service of Northern Ireland requires a Service Provider to deliver advertising and related services to support the advertisement of External Police Staff Recruitment competitions. The Service Provider will develop an overarching Media Strategy to support all aspects of External Police Staff Recruitment including Media planning and buying, design and copy writing to support our recruitment outreach plan to reach suitably qualified candidates, particularly those from under-represented groups, to ensure the Police Service of Northern Ireland is seen as an employer of choice.

CPV: Advertising management services · Advertising services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£2,800,000

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 participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to tender documentation

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
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
11 Mar 2021, 17:40 GMT
Last source update
29 Jun 2021, 09:25 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
ID 3440230
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014776
Classification (CPV)
Advertising management servicesAdvertising servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029aea Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where.. appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision..

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline
15 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Apr 2021, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Apr 2021 → 13 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Apr 2021, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Jun 2021, 09:25 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    13 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jun 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Jun 2021, 09:25 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    29 Jun 2021, 09:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,893,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
"withheld for security reasons"Contract£2,893,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · "withheld for security reasons"

    Signed
    21 Jun 2021
    Value
    £2,893,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety c/o CPD, Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/ mediation proceduresMediation bodyReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • "Withheld for Security Reasons"Awarded supplier Belfast, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria