Planning

Media Monitoring & Analysis

WALES AND WEST UTILITIES

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Planning

09 Oct 2024 at 13:00

Summary of the contracting process

Wales And West Utilities (WWU) has initiated a tender process for comprehensive "Media Monitoring & Analysis" services, classified under market and economic research, polling, and statistics (CPV code: 79300000). This procurement is at the planning stage, with expressions of interest due by 30 October 2024. The services must cover 24/7 multi-channel media monitoring, including broadcast, print, online news, and social media, with daily reports, real-time news coverage, monthly executive-ready reports, and a user-friendly digital platform. The procurement process will be conducted via the Bravo procurement portal, and the anticipated budget for this contract is £320,000.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for firms specialising in media monitoring, social listening, and analytics services. Ideal candidates would be those with the capability to provide extensive media coverage, sentiment analysis, and trends forecasting crucial for energy and utility sectors. Businesses that can offer sophisticated digital platforms for real-time data access, customisable reports, and integrated social media functionalities would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. This opportunity can help businesses expand their client base in the energy sector and demonstrate their expertise in handling complex media monitoring and analysis requirements.

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Notice Title

Media Monitoring & Analysis

Notice Description

We need comprehensive media monitoring and social listening services, providing reputation and sentiment analysis to help us identify the most relevant commentary across the fullest range of media and social channels. Wherever Wales & West Utilities (WWU) is being mentioned, we need to know about it and we need to understand whether our audience is talking positively or negatively about us and where we stand among the noise. We need access to real time information and clean data to help inform our communication campaigns, media engagement and stakeholder strategies. Data is vital to us in understanding the needs of our customers and monitoring customer feedback is integral to the work we do. Overall, we need a service that provides us with the information and data we need to get ahead of emerging trends across our industry and the energy sector as a whole. Requirements: * 24/7 multi-channel media monitoring covering broadcast, print media, online news, and social media across the UK * Daily reports of the main media stories and mentions with links to original content, delivered to specified in-boxes each day, 7 days per week * Real time news coverage and alerts for breaking news stories and conversations relevant to our business * Monthly 'Executive-ready' reports, analysis and recommendations * Integrated media licensing for digital access to original content, if possible * Social listening to provide insights into stakeholder and customer sentiment about WWU to help inform business strategies and enhance customer service (unified customer management functionality) * Access to day-to-day brand monitoring and analysis * Ability to visualise complex data including charts and graphs * User friendly and intuitive digital platform/dashboard for customisable self-analysis and for searching for relevant news items * Assigned account manager to develop full appreciation of our business needs and to identify reputational risks and opportunities * Integrated function to run tagged social media campaigns * Ability to respond to comments and messages via the platform, as well as assign tasks and schedule social media and PR releases * Multiple product licenses to engage colleagues across the business Metrics and analysis: * Volume of mentions and potential reach of mentions of WWU across multiple channels * Share of voice per platform: Identifying where our brand is being mentioned to help us identify where we should focus our time and energy * Sentiment analysis to understand how WWU is being perceived in discussions online, broken down by key variables including social media platform * Trends analysis: The most common topics associated with WWU * Top publications: The publications that are talking about our brand the most * Top location: Where our brand mentions are originating from * Top influencers and journalists: Who mentions our brand, products and/or key stakeholders * Industry benchmarking and comparisons across a range of metrics

Lot Information

Lot 1

Expression of Interest Participants wanting to participate in this sourcing activity must confirm their expression of interest and ability to provide the service required by e-mailing: Bec.Jones@wwutilities.co.uk Please include the following information in your email: 1) Full company name; 2) Main contact details (name, job title, email address, and telephone numbers). Please note the tender will be run via our procurement portal Bravo which requires suppliers to be registered to participate, failure to register will result in the supplier not being able to participate in the sourcing event. You can register for Bravo here - sourcing4wwu.bravosolution.co.uk. In your expression of interest, please also include - 3) Bravo registered email address and contact name.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a72a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032434-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

72310000 - Data-processing services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

79310000 - Market research services

79330000 - Statistical services

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

92400000 - News-agency services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WALES AND WEST UTILITIES
Contact Name
Bec Jones
Contact Email
bec.jones@wwutilities.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7969844468

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP10 8FZ
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

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