Official UK procurement notice
TfL 94523 - Through the Line Strategic Thinking, Creative Development and Production Services Agency
Authority: Docklands Light Railway Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Creative Agency services on behalf of Transport for London (TfL) for a two (2) year period with an option to extend for a further two (2) one (1) year periods, up to a maximum of four (4) years.
The through the line creative agency will work together with TfL's above the line media agency to deliver media neutral integrated behaviour change marketing communications, strategic planning and implementation. The agency will be capable of long-term, strategic thinking for the TfL brand and across its portfolio, as well as for individual integrated through the line campaign briefs.
CPV: Advertising and marketing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The agency will work with TfL to deliver creative services relating to marketing and…Awarded
The agency will work with TfL to deliver creative services relating to marketing and behaviour change. The two core areas that we need to deliver are: Getting to 80% sustainable journeys by 2041 and supporting Vision Zero. In order to deliver these, the agency must have the following experience and capabilities:
- “Through the Line” experience: The agency needs to be experienced at developing strategies and creative that encompass broad messages delivered in large scale broadcast communications such as TV, Out of Home and Press, as well as highly specific messages delivered in highly targeted communications such as leaflets and emails
- Behaviour Change experience: As described above, many of the campaigns that CMBC deliver have a specific behaviour change objective. They will need to demonstrate that they have worked on these sorts of campaigns, and demonstrate the results of these campaigns.
- Experience working in an integrated way with the client and the media agency: In order to get the best possible results we expect the creative and media agencies to work collaboratively with each other
- Resource to deliver 30+ campaigns a year: Due to the number of campaigns that we deliver each year, we need an agency that has experience of delivering, and staffing levels to handle large numbers of briefs.
- 24/7 studio capability: Linked to the high volume and pace of work the appointed agency needs to have 24/7capability as standard
- Cost conscious approach to working: as a public body we have a duty to manage costs and to deliver the best possible value.
- Knowledge and experience in the strategic planning and delivery off behaviour change programmes
- Experience working with clients that are in the public sector or operate in a
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Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Capability: 25%
- Pitch Brief Response: 50%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Capability: 25
- Pitch Brief Response: 50
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Apr 2021, 08:33 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2021, 08:33 BST
- Authority reference
DN429563- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009222- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ab77Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCCP Group LLPProvision of a Creative Through the Line Agency | £17,600,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of a Creative Through the Line Agency · VCCP Group LLP
- Signed
- 14 Feb 2021
- Value
- £17,600,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17bids · 17 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VCCP Group LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.