Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Digital and non-digital Media Buying Services
Notice Description
RDG and its affiliate companies would like to media agency to provide media planning and buying services for RDG's National Railcards, other National Rail products i.e. 2 for 1, Interrail and other marketing activity. The successful bidder will plan, source and purchase media, using different digital and non-digital media channels to improve RDG's brand awareness and other advertising requirements in conjunction with RDG's creative agency. The appointment will primarily be for RDG's National Railcard marketing activity but will also include all other RDG, GBRTT and National Rail marketing activity that may occur on an adhoc basis during the term of any contract awarded. The tender will be issued by RDG's tendering system - Wax Digital. Access will be provided to bidders so they can access the tender documentation. If you are interested in responding to this notice, please do so via the link below: https://procurement.raildeliverygroup.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/BusinessModel/Registration.aspx?ApplicationInstanceID=27adc89e-0cb2-4b51-9bc1-34061f10156f Please tag your registration as 'Advertising Media'
Lot Information
Lot 1
Rail Delivery Group (RDG) is a membership body representing the interests of train operating companies in the United Kingdom. RDG is seeking to procure a full service media agency to work with RDG on optimising the marketing and sale of National Railcards and rail travel throughout the UK in conjunction with train operating companies and the Great British Rail Transition Team. The agency will be required to advise and ensure RDG is working with the most effective media platforms to ultimately drive and optimize the sales of Railcards and rail travel for our customers. Currently, all paid advertising and marketing activity is developed and delivered by an agency who undertake all media planning, coordination and buying. RDG requires a cost effective, professional agency, that will provide: - Media planning will include the use of all media vehicles as needed based on strategic direction (channels include: i) digital: social, display etc. ii) ATL Channels: TV, radio and outdoor) - Develop and execute comprehensive media strategies to maximize ROI against all offline promotional, continuity and activity - Proactively and collaboratively work with RDG's creative agency to plan and deliver RDG advertising and marketing campaigns - Create holistic media plan recommendations reflective of the key metrics. - Pro-actively identify and assess new opportunities and developments in media consumption and viewpoints that may impact RDG in the short and long term - Planning of other free or owned media that RDG or its subsidiaries may access over time. - As appropriate or requested, evaluate and present media opportunities for RDG consideration throughout the contract period. - Creating mobilisation plans in preparation to respond urgently to high priority / high profile briefs following an unexpected event - Brand safety: regularly reviewing the requirements and ensuring brand safety guidelines are adhered to - Emergency processes: the ability to pause all communications based on agreed criteria and timelines.
Renewal: The option to extend will be for up to a further 2 years, either as whole or as increments of no less than six months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-036693
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025110-2022
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Sep 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Oct 2022Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- A T O C LTD
- Contact Name
- Tosin Sanusi
- Contact Email
- procurement@raildeliverygroup.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC1A 4HD
- Post Town
- Central 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
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Aldersgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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