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Published 2 Feb 2023, 18:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T22/23_Creative Agency · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2023awarded 13 Jun 2023
Awarded to Ps London Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is in relation to the award for a Creative Agency.

CPV: Marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1ARU are looking for a partner to support us in creating creative assets, both strategy…AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000

ARU are looking for a partner to support us in creating creative assets, both strategy and creative direction, to further our student recruitment agenda. All projects will need to be reflective of our brand and values and will be varied. The agency will help us develop our creative proposition for both Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) markets, UK and International to meet our student recruitment targets (32,000 UG applications and 4,500 PG applications for September 2023). ARU is looking for an agency that meet our values of innovation and ambition and courage and helps us deliver stand out campaigns that are best in class.The length of the contract will be for 24 months with the option for a 12 month extension

Delivery: East of England · East of England
Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension · 1 x 12 month extensionVariant 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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please see Tender documentation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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
2 Feb 2023, 18:10 GMT
Last source update
21 Jun 2023, 09:18 BST
Authority reference
T22/23
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017612
Classification (CPV)
Marketing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a289 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation will incorporate the statutory 10-day standstill period under regulation 87 into the award process. UK legislation provides a mechanism for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or who are at risk of harm by Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation's breach of the regulations to take action in the High Court. Any such action should be brought promptly and i any event within 30 days of the date the tenderer knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting proceedings have arisen. The procedures and grounds for appeal are set out in regulation 92

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

7 Mar 2023 → 21 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    24 Mar 2023
  3. Notice published
    21 Jun 2023, 09:18 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Jun 2023, 09:18 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ps London LtdSMECreative Agency£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Creative Agency · Ps London LtdSME

    Signed
    13 Jun 2023
    Value
    £300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1SQContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PS London LimitedAwarded supplier Angel Wharf, 53 Eagle Wharf Road, London, N1 7ER, London, London, N1 7ER

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