Public Relation Agency Services

Official notice

Authority: FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED (Public body)

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£1,920,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 21 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of PR Agency services to support Avanti West Coast PR team in delivering engaging PR campaigns to improve brand awareness and love as well as contribute towards Avanti West Coast obligations of public and media relations including publicising philanthropy, charity and community-based schemes.

CPV: Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The PR agency is required to support the Avanti West Coast team with industry…RenewalPublished value£1,920,000

The PR agency is required to support the Avanti West Coast team with industry insights, trends and measurements to ensure that we deliver best-practice and cutting-edge work. Additionally, the agency will also be on hand to support any consumer media sell in and reactive work, as and when required.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: We are working towards appointing a PR agency from 1st April 2022, for a 2+2 contractual option i.e. 2 years fixed period (24 months) with an option to extend for up to additional 2 years (up to 24 months) . This will take the shortlisted agency potentially up to 31st March 2026.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 17 Aug 2021, 15:48 BST
Last source update: 12 Jul 2022, 13:41 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-019042
Classification (CPV): Public relations services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d604 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Submission deadline: 21 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Participation fee: document

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

redirect.transaxions.com/events/bgH6I ↗

Timeline

21 Sept 2021 → 12 Jul 2022 · 2 dates

Submission deadline
21 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Notice published
12 Jul 2022, 13:41 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

Dear Tenderer, We are writing to update you on this tender process (OJEU Notice Reference No. 2021/S 000-020117). Unfortunately, AWC has taken the decision not to award a contract as a result of this procurement, has accordingly cancelled the procurement process. We appreciate that the above decision will come as a disappointment and we would like to thank you for the time and effort you put i…

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRailway services 4th Floor Capital House 25 Chapel Street, London, UK, NW15DHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.