Notice Information
Notice Title
MCA Marketing & Communications Framework
Notice Description
Marketing and communications framework contract
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Combined Authority is aiming to procure a number of suppliers to undertake services generally expected from Communications and Consultation Agencies to support public consultations and engagements across a range of sectors, particularly infrastructure and the environment.
This framework contract will provide the freedom to award work without the need to re-advertise and re-apply the selection and award criteria for each project.
The Call-off contract will be set up to cover the following specialisms/lots:
Lot 1: Design Agencies
Design agencies can cover the following designs:
Print
Product
Digital
Branding
Graphic
Logo
Brochure
Website
Lot 2: Marketing Campaigns
Identify valuable marketing strategies
Execute and manage marketing campaigns
Monitor marketing efforts and use data to improve campaign results
Lot 3: Media, Planning and Buying
The process of selecting the optimal combination of media outlets for advertising a particular marketing message. It involves researching, identifying, analysing, comparing, planning, and working around a brand's budget
Procuring media space and time to run adverts.
Monitoring advertising performance and adjusting the strategy as needed to optimize advertising campaign performance
Lot 4: Consultation, Communications, Engagement
-Consultation is a process of dialogue that leads to a decision where the views of a community should be considered. This can take the form of public meetings, surveys or questionnaires, seminars and workshops, focus groups and user panels.
Lot 5: PR
Public Relations and Media management is the process of identifying media opportunities, briefing journalists, drafting news releases and managing media interviews.
Lot 6: Event Management
Event management is the process of managing specific external or internal events, organising venues, sourcing speakers, managing creation of assets for the event and running the day.
Lot 7: Photography
Photographic work and other related activities for promotional material etc
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-048627
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023871-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79341100 - Advertising consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Aug 2024Expired
- 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
- THE WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Samantha Lee
- Contact Email
- samantha.lee@westofengland-ca.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 6AL
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol Central
Further Information
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