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Published 6 Feb 2021, 09:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Public Relations, Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations

Official notice

Authority: Financial Services Compensation Scheme (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£1,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Mar 2021awarded 13 Sept 2021
Awarded to Hanover Communications International Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is looking to procure a big-thinking, strategic single partner to help define and deliver our public relations, public affairs and stakeholder relationship strategy. The strategy will transform the way we communicate with our external audiences, building both awareness and advocacy and driving the right outcomes for all audiences.

  • Recurrence: 5 years

CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,500,000
Delivery: London · Inner London – East
Extensions: The initial term, during which the Services shall be delivered in full, is for a period of 3 years. There will be an option for FSCS to extend the contract on up to 2 years occasions for a maximum duration of 12 months on each of those occasions, therefore making the Term a potential total term of 5 years.Second stage: 3–5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
Yes · 5 years
First published
6 Feb 2021, 09:24 GMT
Last source update
23 Sept 2021, 14:15 BST
Authority reference
FSCS371.2
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023696
Classification (CPV)
Public relations consultancy servicesPublic relations services
Delivery area
London (UKI4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0290e7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=628477882 GO Reference: GO-2021923-PRO-18956477

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline

Timeline

8 Mar 2021 → 23 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    24 Mar 2021
  3. Notice published
    23 Sept 2021, 14:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Sept 2021, 14:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hanover Communications International Ltd£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street, London, London, EC3A 7QUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Court of JusticeMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email, phone

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