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Quality Meat Scotland - Provision of Consumer Social Media services

QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND

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Award

12 Feb 2025 at 13:31

Tender

07 May 2024 at 09:53

Summary of the contracting process

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has awarded a contract for the provision of consumer social media services, valued at £345,000, to Sunshine, an SME based in Edinburgh. The contract, which was signed on 7th October 2024, covers the creation and management of social media content for the “Make it Scotch” brand across platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. The procurement category is advertising and marketing services, and the contract includes developing strategies, community management, and influencer campaigns. The project is located primarily throughout the central belt of Scotland, and the procurement method used was a restricted procedure.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for agencies specialising in digital marketing and social media management, particularly those with experience in the food and drink sector. Agencies capable of developing comprehensive social media strategies and managing a brand’s online presence will benefit from this contract. Businesses with a proven track record of producing high-quality content and working collaboratively with other marketing partners are well-suited to compete for similar tenders in the future. The recurring nature of the contract, with potential yearly renewals, also offers long-term business stability and a steady revenue stream.

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Notice Title

Quality Meat Scotland - Provision of Consumer Social Media services

Notice Description

QMS is seeking to appoint a consumer social media agency who can deliver the required content in line with our social media strategy. Social media content should translate the overarching creative direction on to the consumer facing social media channels in a way that resonates with and impacts QMS' target audience(s)

Lot Information

Lot 1

Scope of work to include: Development of an overarching social media strategy, highlighting how the needs of the business and its target audience would be met through the consumer facing social media activity Creation of monthly content for the core Make it Scotch social media channels of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, including ideation, content creation and execution of a combination of video, graphic and still assets A monthly paid-for strategy to support all developed content in reaching and impacting the target audiences, in line with agreed budgets (it is possible that QMS' media agency would be responsible for booking boosted/paid-for content in line with the strategy developed) Community management of the social media channels. Channels should be checked as a minimum three times per weekday, and once per day on the weekend Monthly social listening to monitor trends relevant to the QMS brands and its target audience, and to drive the monthly content being developed Regular Make it Scotch newsletters, to be delivered to the Make it Scotch database of over 50k subscribers Seasonal management and delivery of an influencer campaign, involving the identification and outreach/management of influencer partners to deliver agreed messages/content in relation to the Scotch and Specially Selected brands Monthly evaluating and reporting of social media and influencer (where required) activity, including analysis on previous performance and forward recommendations It should be noted that within the content development section of the requirements, the agency partner will be required to film content and undertake activity within the premises/locations of a wide array of QMS stakeholders, all located across the length and breadth of Scotland, but primarily throughout the central belt. This could include developing content with butcher shops, on-farm content or within restaurants based in Scotland. It is expected that retainer activity is managed on a month-to-month basis, with regular updates on under- and over-use of hours which allows QMS and the agency partner to consider the most effective way to deliver what is required month to month. It is expected that unused hours would be rolled forward into capacity for the following months. On occasion, out with the retainer, the consumer social media agency will also be required to ideate and activate additional campaign-style activity to be used on the Make it Scotch social media channels. For example, in key periods throughout the calendar such as Summer or Christmas, there may be a requirement for higher production level content as QMS aims to strengthen the messages being delivered. In order to achieve the above, QMS requires an agency who can prepare and present high quality, clear, concise and cost-effective activation of social media strategies and content. The agency partner should have great experience in working closely with other partner agencies, ensuring a consistent approach across all QMS marketing activity. The consumer social media agency must be able to demonstrate excellent experience of working with brands/businesses whose requirements were relevant in relation to the QMS requirements. All tenderers will have the opportunity to provide case studies which showcase said experience, which may include businesses of a similar structure, food and drink content development or working with brands whose social content delivery relates to audiences of a similar size to QMS.

Renewal: yearly for a maximum of 3 consecutive years. I.E. approx. GBP 115000 per year.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04577f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004728-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted 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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£345,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£345,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£345,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jun 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
16 weeks prior to current contract ending

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
QUALITY MEAT SCOTLAND
Contact Name
Robert Duncan
Contact Email
rduncan@qmscotland.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1315107926

Buyer Location

Locality
INGLISTON
Postcode
EH28 8NZ
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
Almond
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SUNSHINE

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