Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Creative & Marketing Partner for WeCare Wales www.wecare.wales
Notice Description
This is a CONCTRACT AWARD under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR) - the contract is awarded under NPS Media Buying, Integrated Marketing Campaigns & Public Relations Services Framework
Lot Information
Lot 1
Contract under NPS Media Buying, Integrated Marketing Campaigns & Public Relations Services Framework Reference: NPS-CS-107-20 Social Care Wales's Requirements Social Care Wales is seeking a suitably skilled and experienced creative partner to collaborate with the existing WeCare Wales team with a focus on the various elements of their marketing, communications and resources campaigns. The creative partner must: - Be responsible, proactive, flexible and dynamic in supporting both planned and unplanned projects. - Optimize impact and ensure value for money within the available budget. - Provide highly creative, innovative and strategic expertise across a broad range of media channels, including but not limited to: TV, social media, out-of-home (OOH) advertising, radio, cinema, digital and print. - Offer guidance on audience targeting, recommending the most effective approaches to engage identified audience groups. - Manage budget planning and oversight ensuring adherence to agreed financial parameters. - Maintain clear communication processes with the We Care Wales team. - Implement robust evaluation processes to assess the performance and impact of commissioned work, including providing access to live data. - Ensure that all outputs are accessible, bilingual and adhere to Welsh language standards. - Align with Social Care Wales's marketing and communications and digital strategies. This could include (but is not limited to) making sure any resources meet our marketing and communications and digital and technology standards, using our central CRM system to support campaigns and/or building on and contributing back to our understanding of our audiences. Additional information: With guidance from Sell2Wales, this Contract Notice is published under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR), using the NPS Media Buying, Integrated Marketing Campaigns & Public Relations Services Framework which falls pre Feb 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e970
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077346-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79341400 - Advertising campaign services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Nov 20253 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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