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Published 17 Feb 2022, 14:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Public Relations Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED (Public body)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£832,1502 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Feb 2021
Awarded to FTI Consulting LLP, McCann Erikson Central Limited2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The West Midlands Growth Company require suppliers to generate media coverage (both digital/influencer and traditional media).

CPV: Public relations services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Trade and Investment PRAwarded

The winning supplier will generate business and trade media coverage (both digital and traditional media) that will raise awareness and improve perceptions of the UK and West Midlands. For lot 1, these outputs must focus on securing high-quality business media coverage and influencer engagement to help generate investment and trade opportunities in the following markets: India, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, UK.

Activity is expected to cover:

  • ongoing media relations to generate coverage promoting trade and investment;
  • 15 mini proactive milestone campaigns;
  • hosting media and influencer visits;
  • press office support;
  • project management and client liaison;
  • evaluation, including monitoring of budget and KPIs;
  • creation of media assets and content where required. Additional information: An uplift to Lot 1 will be inline with Principles set in Regulation 72 PCR 2015 irrespective of value
Delivery: West Midlands · As the crow flies from B 1 Postcode
Lot #2Trade and Investment PRAwarded

The winning supplier will generate travel, tourism and cultural media coverage (both digital and traditional media) that will raise awareness and improve perceptions of the UK and West Midlands in the leisure tourism, cultural tourism and business tourism sectors. For lot 2, these outputs must focus on securing high-quality consumer and trade media coverage, and influencer engagement, to help generate tourism opportunities in the following markets: India, Australia, Canada, UK.

Activity is expected to cover:

  • ongoing media relations to generate coverage promoting tourism and culture;
  • 15 mini proactive milestone campaigns;
  • hosting media and influencer visits;
  • cultural and arts international campaign;
  • press office support;
  • creation of media assets and content where required;
  • project management and client liaison;
  • evaluation, including monitoring of budget and KPIs
Delivery: West Midlands · As the crow flies from B 1 Postcode

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSocial valueSplit
1 · Trade and Investment PR50%40%10%
2 · Trade and Investment PR50%40%10%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Feb 2022, 14:02 GMT
Last source update
17 Feb 2022, 14:02 GMT
Authority reference
2020 - WMGC - PRSBTP
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004532
Classification (CPV)
Public relations services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031850 Find a Tender

Publisher note: An uplift to the contract will be inline with Reg.72 of PCR 2015

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £832,1502 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 17 Feb 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Trade and Investment PR1 award
FTI Consulting LLP£384,650 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Trade and Investment PR1 award
McCann Erikson Central LimitedSMETourism and Culture PR£447,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Trade and Investment PR4bids · 4 electronic4——
2 · Trade and Investment PR2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 16 Summer Lane, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B19 3SDContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Commercial Working GroupReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.