Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Creative & Marketing Partner for WeCare Wales
Notice Description
Social Care Wales are seeking a seeking a suitably skilled and experienced creative partner to collaborate with the existing WeCare Wales resource on various elements of their marketing and communications campaigns. We require a highly creative and strategic partner with expertise across TV, social media, out-of-home advertising, storytelling, and radio. They must be comfortable working with diverse media to achieve impactful, results-driven campaigns. The creative partner would work closely with the internal team, offering expert advice and support across all areas to help WeCare Wales achieve its objective of raising the positive profile of social care, childcare, play and early to support the growth and stability of the workforce. This would involve providing strategic guidance, developing creative assets, optimising marketing channels, and ensuring the messaging effectively reaches and engages target audiences. Please refer to ITT for full requirement details.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The contract will run initially from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2027, with a possibility of being extended for a further 12 months, up to a total period of 3 years. This contract will be structured with an initial budget set at zero, allowing for flexibility to align funding with evolving activity plans and funding availability throughout the financial year. As funding opportunities arise and project activities are confirmed, the budget will scale accordingly to support the required work.
Renewal: The contract will run initially from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2027, with a possibility of being extended for a further 12 months, up to a total period of 3 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ceac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008783-2025
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79341000 - Advertising services
79341400 - Advertising campaign services
79342000 - Marketing services
79342100 - Direct marketing services
79961100 - Advertising photography services
92100000 - Motion picture and video services
92111000 - Motion picture and video production services
92200000 - Radio and television services
92210000 - Radio services
92220000 - Television services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOCIAL CARE WALES
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@socialcare.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 3003033444
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 1EW
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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