Official UK procurement notice
Public Relations (PR) Agency
Authority: Cantium Business Solutions Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCantium Business Solutions is a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo), whose ultimate parent company is Kent County Council (KCC). Cantium provides tailored ICT, HR and Finance services to its customers across the UK within the Education, Local Authority, Health and the Private sector.
As a LATCo we are proud of our Public Sector heritage, which has given us a foundation in business delivery and infrastructure insight. This uniquely enables us to drive innovation and progressive practices within the Marketing Communications function rooted in our sector insight.
Cantium Business Solutions Limited is looking to appoint a Public Relations Agency (PR) to assist in driving its growth ambitions forwards as part of the communications mix.
The contract is for a maximum length of 36 months based on an initial fixed 12-month period, after which a 3-months break clause will apply to the balance of the term. The contract will expire in its entirety after 36 months or earlier if the break clause is applied.
The estimated total contract value based on a 36-month term is approximately £250,000. This is an indicative value of expected expenditure and not a committed spend. Spend will be based on buyer need only.
CPV: Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Mandatory Requirements: 68%
- Value-Added Services: 12%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Mandatory Requirements: 68%
- Value-Added Services: 12%
- Price: 20%
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 May 2022, 08:45 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2022, 12:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jun 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN609467- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019869- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033536Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jun 2022, 17:05 BST
Timeline
17 Jun 2022 → 21 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jun 2022, 17:05 BST
- Notice published21 Jul 2022, 12:03 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2022, 12:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantis Public Relations LimitedSME | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Public Relations (PR) Agency · Mantis Public Relations LimitedSME
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2022
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mantis Public Relations LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.