Official UK procurement notice
Tender for Public Relations and Communications Support for the Scottish Cities Alliance Investment Promotion Programme
Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£52,5002 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2024awarded 28 Jun 2024
Awarded to Stripe Communications2 awards
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement process is for the Contract for Public Relations and Communications Support for the Scottish Cities Alliance Investment Promotion Programme.
CPV: Marketing services · Public relations consultancy services · Public relations services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Media engagementAwardedRenewal
Lot 1 - Media engagement will include but not limited to;
- Media engagement
- Thought Leadership
- Speaking or other promotional opportunities
- Introductions to investors
- Bi-weekly meetings with Alliance Team
- Attendance at Alliance Investment Promotion Working Group Meetings
Lot #2Digital EngagementAwardedRenewal
Lot 2 – Digital Engagement will include but not limited to;
- Production of approximately 35 blog posts per year of approximately 400-500 words including relevant images, created for use in social media and comms by the Alliance team and targeted at raising the profile of actions the Scottish cities are taking collectively to enhance their offer as places to invest, work and live as per examples on the Alliance website.
- The Alliance Team will support with the identification of thematic ideas for blog content and agree a future bi-monthly programme of blogs for production which will underpin and support planned investment promotion activity
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Mar 2024, 08:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2024, 13:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DCC/CE/294/23- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021069- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044481Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:772051)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 1 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Apr 2024 → 10 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published10 Jul 2024, 13:51 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Jul 2024, 13:51 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £52,5002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 28 Jun 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Media engagement1 award | |||
| Stripe CommunicationsSME | £40,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Digital Engagement1 award | |||
| Stripe CommunicationsSME | £12,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 – Media engagement · Stripe CommunicationsSME
- Signed
- 28 Jun 2024
- Value
- £40,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Digital Engagement · Stripe CommunicationsSME
- Signed
- 28 Jun 2024
- Value
- £12,500
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Media engagement | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Digital Engagement | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Scottish Court ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stripe CommunicationsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria