Tender

Creative Marketing

FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED

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Tender

08 Feb 2021 at 18:59

Summary of the contracting process

FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED is seeking proposals for its active tender titled "Creative Marketing," focusing on providing strategic and creative services, account and project management, and production services in the advertising and marketing industry. This selective procurement process has a budget of £1,950,000 and is set to conclude the tender period on 10th March 2021. The project will primarily be delivered in the UK over a contract duration of 360 days, making it essential for interested suppliers to prepare their submissions electronically via the specified platform.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in advertising, marketing, and creative industries to collaborate with a leading railway service provider. Companies that can provide integrated campaign management, strategic insights, and production capabilities will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The collaborative and inclusive nature of the work means that agencies with experience in developing comprehensive brand strategies and executing marketing campaigns across various channels will find this opportunity aligns with their expertise and capabilities.

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Notice Title

Creative Marketing

Notice Description

Strategic and Creative Services, Account and Project Management and Production Services for MTR First South Western Trains Limited.

Lot Information

Strategic and Creative Services and Account and Project Management

Strategic services: Develop consumer and competitor insight working with SWR and its other agency partners as agreed. Develop strategic territories, channel strategies and messaging hierarchies to support the development of brand, base, tactical, reactive, PR and social campaigns as agreed with SWR. Develop creative briefs and oversee creative development from a strategic perspective, as agreed with SWR. Attend creative reviews and client creative presentations, to ensure all agency work meets with the agreed brief and objectives. Develop research proposals and oversee research initiatives as required and agreed with SWR. Develop and deliver proposals for campaign measurement and evaluation as agreed with SWR. Creative services: Development and delivery of fully integrated campaigns across SWR communications (including, but not limited to ATL and BTL campaigns, PR Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Brand campaigns, Tactical / Reactive campaigns), as defined by the client brief and an agreed scope of work and cost estimate. To develop creative campaigns from initial high-level territories through to final client agreed concept development across a range of through the line channels (as defined and agreed with SWR), prior to going into production. To ensure creative consistency through the application and development of SWR's brand guidelines. To oversee and sign-off the pre- and post-production process including all design, copy, imagery, AV content and build to an agreed media plan (as agreed with SWR in writing), ensuring all aspects of a campaign meet with the agreed objectives and signed-off concept. On the SWR's request, act as creative lead where other external agencies are producing deliverables for the Client. The Agency will work collaboratively with all external agencies as appointed by the Client to ensure optimum output and synergy through the line. Account and project management: To update SWR weekly on the progress of all projects, plus quarterly review meetings to discuss performance and financial housekeeping. To secure all necessary sign-offs and approvals from authorised personnel as required during the campaign development process. Manage the budget and update SWR as frequently as required (and at least weekly) to ensure that the projects are delivered within the agreed budgets as defined in the scope of work for each. Ensure that all projects are proceeding in accordance with the agreed timetable, and promptly communicate to SWR any delay or potential delay to the Client Ensure that all projects are proceeding in accordance with the agreed scope of work and / or contract, and promptly communicate any proposed deviations from the services listed, or in a separate scope of work, provided that any deviations may only be made once agreed by SWR in writing. Notify in advance if a project will require additional fees, and provide to SWR a breakdown of the time needed - outlining the hours assigned to each member of the Suppliers personnel so that SWR can review and agree in writing how to proceed before any additional services can commence.

Production Services

To develop finished campaign assets to an agreed specification as agreed with SWR To source, oversee and manage suitable 3rd party suppliers and external agencies to produce assets as agreed with SWR, securing the necessary usage rights To oversee the pre-production, production and post-production process to an agreed scope of work ensuring work is delivered on time and on budget to media owners as defined in the scope of work for each project, and any associated client approved media plans.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02914d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002534-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,950,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,950,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FIRST MTR SOUTH WESTERN TRAINS LIMITED
Contact Name
Rachel Crockford
Contact Email
frh-procurement.indirects@firstgroup.com
Contact Phone
+44 7583102659

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 5DH
Post Town
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Hyde Park
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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