Award

Advertising, Recruitment & Public Information Notices

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Oct 2023 at 09:56

Tender

25 Jul 2023 at 14:53

Summary of the contracting process

The North Lanarkshire Council is in the final stages of procuring advertising, recruitment & public information notices services. The contract, with a value of £1,039,000, has been awarded to Spiritmedia Scotland. The Council seeks a single service provider to manage media space for advertising, recruitment advertising, and public information notices in Scotland, UK, and Ireland.

This tender by North Lanarkshire Council offers a significant opportunity for service providers in the advertising industry to secure a long-term contract for managing media space. Businesses with experience in advertising, recruitment, and public information services would be well-suited to compete for this contract, which has now entered the award stage after a competitive bidding process.

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Notice Title

Advertising, Recruitment & Public Information Notices

Notice Description

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") intend to award a Contract to a single service provider for the provision of Advertising, Recruitment & Public Information Notices.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The following information is intended to give Candidates an overview of the high level requirements. . Requirements: The Council seek an external supplier (single supplier contract) to work with and on behalf of the Council's Corporate Communications Service to plan, buy, book and manage media space for advertising, recruitment advertising and public information notices in Scotland, UK and Ireland and overseas as required. . The Contract must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice; information and the ITT documentation in PCS-T tendering; . Tenders must be submitted for the full requirements; only tenders submitted on this basis will be considered. . Tenderers must respond to a range of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope. . Tenderers must download and complete a range of Award based questions and statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope. . Tenderers must download, complete and upload to PCS-Commercial envelope. . All documentation located within PCS-Tender Supplier Attachment Area. . Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS. 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.

Renewal: The initial period of the Contract will be 24 months with the option for the Council to extend for up to a further 24 months in 2 x 12 month extensions. The extension periods will be at the Council's sole discretion.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ea25
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030862-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

79341000 - Advertising services

79341400 - Advertising campaign services

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,039,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,039,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Tendering for future requirements will commence approximately 6 months prior to the expiry of the contract/extension period.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Corporate Procurement
Contact Email
corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MOTHERWELL
Postcode
ML1 1AB
Post Town
Motherwell
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM84 North Lanarkshire

Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig
Westminster Constituency
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SPIRITMEDIA SCOTLAND

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