Tender

Provision of Creative Marketing Services

NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Tender

01 Jul 2022 at 12:24

Summary of the contracting process

The National Galleries of Scotland is currently seeking to appoint a sole service provider for the Provision of Creative Marketing Services in the UK. This tender process, classified under marketing services (CPV code 79342000), is in the active phase and is governed by the open procurement method. Key dates include the tender submission deadline on 17th August 2022. The contract duration is initially set for 17 months, with an option for a six-month extension, indicating a commitment that could extend to a maximum of 23 months.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the creative marketing and advertising sectors. Companies well-suited to compete should have expertise in delivering both innovative marketing strategies and responsive ad hoc services tailored to evolving project briefs. Possessing a valid Cyber Essentials Basic certification and a strong understanding of the National Galleries of Scotland's organisational needs will be crucial for applicants. Furthermore, the competitive selection process allows for the potential of additional work based on the service provider's performance, making this a valuable contract for agile and quality-focused marketing firms.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Provision of Creative Marketing Services

Notice Description

The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) are seeking to appoint a sole Service Provider for the Provision of Creative Marketing Services. The Service Provider is to provide (i) creative marketing ideas, design and production on a range of planned activities, as well as; (ii) a flexible, responsive, ad hoc service responding to opportunistic project briefs issued throughout the duration of the contract. For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract documents. There is no commitment to a volume of work over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of work is guaranteed and therefore no minimum spend is guaranteed. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of work. The Agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement as and when required. The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) Procedure. Service Providers must complete and submit both an SPD and tender response. Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Service Provider must hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification throughout the duration of the contract. If the Service Provider does not already hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification they must agree to obtain such within 3 months of a contract award. Additional information: The five highest scoring Tenderers (price & quality combined) will be invited to provide a presentation. Full details are provided in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. It is currently anticipated that presentations will take place during the week commencing 5th September 2022 (this date may be subject to change).

Options: NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract duration will be for an initial 17-month period, with the option of a variable extension period not exceeding 6 months; resulting in a possible maximum contract duration of 23 months. This is at the discretion of NGS.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-034d17
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018032-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

79342000 - Marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Aug 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2023-2024

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Leanne Mabberley
Contact Email
lmabberley@nationalgalleries.org
Contact Phone
+44 1316246359

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH4 3DS
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Inverleith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-034d17-2022-07-01T13:24:29+01:00",
    "date": "2022-07-01T13:24:29+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-034d17",
    "description": "National Galleries Scotland reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not award a Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by Bidders prior to the Award of Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of Bidders. Late SPDs and tenders may not be considered by National Galleries Scotland. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=698573. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:698573) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=698573",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "698 573",
        "legalBasis": {
            "id": "32014L0024",
            "scheme": "CELEX"
        },
        "title": "Provision of Creative Marketing Services",
        "status": "active",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "79342000",
            "description": "Marketing services"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "description": "The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) are seeking to appoint a sole Service Provider for the Provision of Creative Marketing Services. The Service Provider is to provide (i) creative marketing ideas, design and production on a range of planned activities, as well as; (ii) a flexible, responsive, ad hoc service responding to opportunistic project briefs issued throughout the duration of the contract. For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract documents. There is no commitment to a volume of work over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of work is guaranteed and therefore no minimum spend is guaranteed. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of work. The Agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement as and when required. The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.",
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) Procedure. Service Providers must complete and submit both an SPD and tender response. Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Service Provider must hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification throughout the duration of the contract. If the Service Provider does not already hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification they must agree to obtain such within 3 months of a contract award. Additional information: The five highest scoring Tenderers (price & quality combined) will be invited to provide a presentation. Full details are provided in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. It is currently anticipated that presentations will take place during the week commencing 5th September 2022 (this date may be subject to change).",
                "awardCriteria": {
                    "criteria": [
                        {
                            "name": "Quality",
                            "type": "quality",
                            "description": "60"
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "price",
                            "description": "40"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "durationInDays": 510
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "The contract duration will be for an initial 17-month period, with the option of a variable extension period not exceeding 6 months; resulting in a possible maximum contract duration of 23 months. This is at the discretion of NGS."
                },
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "hasOptions": true,
                "options": {
                    "description": "NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015."
                },
                "status": "active"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM75"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "submissionMethod": [
            "electronicSubmission"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk",
        "communication": {
            "atypicalToolUrl": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk"
        },
        "selectionCriteria": {
            "criteria": [
                {
                    "type": "suitability",
                    "description": "Q4A1a 'Enrolment in a Relevant Professional Register', Q4A.2a 'Authorisation of Particular Organisation Needed' and Q4A.2b'Membership of a Particular Organisation Needed' have been included in the SPD. Bidders must confirm whether this is applicable to them. If applicable, each question will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis. If the Bidder is required by their country of establishment, to have enrolment in a Professional Register, authorisation and/or membership of a particular organisation that the Bidder has not attained, the response will be deemed a 'Fail'. Any Bidder scoring a 'Fail' mark will be disqualified from the competition",
                    "appliesTo": [
                        "supplier"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "type": "economic",
                    "description": "The following selection criteria is listed within the SPD and will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis: Q4B6 Other Economic or Financial Requirements",
                    "minimum": "Q4B6 - All information is contained within the online SPD.",
                    "appliesTo": [
                        "supplier"
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "type": "technical",
                    "description": "Q4D.1 Quality Assurance (including Health & Safety Procedures) & Q4D.2 Environmental Management are included under selection criteria but will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis, as detailed below.",
                    "minimum": "Q4D.1 Quality Assurance (including Health & Safety Procedures): all information in regard to minimum level(s) of standards required is contained within the online SPD. This will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis. If the Bidder responds \"No\" the response will be deemed a \"Fail\". Any Bidder scoring a \"Fail\" mark will be disqualified from the competition. Q4D.2 Environmental Management: all information in regard to minimum level(s) of standards required is contained within the SPD. This will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis. If the Bidder responds \"No\" the response will be deemed a \"Fail\". Any Bidder scoring a \"Fail\" mark will be disqualified from the competition.",
                    "appliesTo": [
                        "supplier"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        "contractTerms": {
            "performanceTerms": "As detailed in the Contract."
        },
        "otherRequirements": {
            "requiresStaffNamesAndQualifications": true
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2022-08-17T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "submissionTerms": {
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ],
            "bidValidityPeriod": {
                "durationInDays": 180
            }
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2022-08-17T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "bidOpening": {
            "date": "2022-08-17T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "hasRecurrence": true,
        "recurrence": {
            "description": "2023-2024"
        }
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-3913",
            "name": "National Galleries of Scotland",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "National Galleries of Scotland"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "National Galleries of Scotland, 73 Belford Road",
                "locality": "Edinburgh",
                "region": "UKM75",
                "postalCode": "EH4 3DS",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Leanne Mabberley",
                "telephone": "+44 1316246359",
                "email": "lmabberley@nationalgalleries.org",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.nationalgalleries.org",
                "buyerProfile": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11042",
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
                        "id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
                        "description": "Body governed by public law"
                    },
                    {
                        "scheme": "COFOG",
                        "id": "08",
                        "description": "Recreation, culture and religion"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-FTS-10275",
            "name": "Edinburgh Sheriff Court",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Edinburgh Sheriff Court"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street",
                "locality": "EDINBURGH",
                "postalCode": "EH1 1LB",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "roles": [
                "reviewBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court"
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-FTS-3913",
        "name": "National Galleries of Scotland"
    },
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000698573"
        }
    ],
    "language": "en"
}