Notice Information
Notice Title
Sales Agency Services - France
Notice Description
VisitScotland seeks an experienced Sales Representation Agency who can demonstrate: Understanding and experience with the MICE sector including key contacts within organisations that organise and hold international meetings, conferences and incentive trips. Ability to manage and grow VisitScotland's database of meeting & incentive planners with relevant quality clients and nurture existing relationships. Understanding of changing trends & client requirements in the market and adapt our approach Generating new business in particular in terms of corporate meetings and incentives; experience in handling destination accounts; experience of organising events such as sales missions, networking events and forums; product knowledge of Scotland and its attractions for meeting, conference and incentive planners.
Lot Information
Lot 1
VisitScotland seeks an experienced supplier to provide sales agency services in France. Please refer to the attached documentation for a full description of the contract requirements.
Renewal: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 12 months. There will be the option to extend the contract by two further periods of 12 months each at the discretion of VisitScotland.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000561557
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB344603
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open 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
79342000 - Marketing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £68,400 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £68,400 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £100,500 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Feb 20197 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Nov 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jan 20197 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Dependent on the up take of the extension periods this contract could be re-tendered in the next 12 to 36 months
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- VISITSCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Rory Hewitt
- Contact Email
- rory.hewitt@visitscotland.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314722222
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH6 6JH
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT334732&idx=1
19th October 2018 - Invitation To Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT334732&idx=2
19th October 2018 - Schedule 1 - Statement of Requirement -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT334732&idx=3
19th October 2018 - Schedule 2 - ESPD -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT334732&idx=4
19th October 2018 - Schedule 3 - Pricing and Invoicing Schedule -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT334732&idx=5
19th October 2018 - Schedule 4 - Terms and Conditions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334732
Sales Agency Services - France - VisitScotland seeks an experienced Sales Representation Agency who can demonstrate: Understanding and experience with the MICE sector including key contacts within organisations that organise and hold international meetings, conferences and incentive trips. Ability to manage and grow VisitScotland's database of meeting & incentive planners with relevant quality clients and nurture existing relationships. Understanding of changing trends & client requirements in the market and adapt our approach Generating new business in particular in terms of corporate meetings and incentives; experience in handling destination accounts; experience of organising events such as sales missions, networking events and forums; product knowledge of Scotland and its attractions for meeting, conference and incentive planners. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB344603
Sales Agency Services - France - VisitScotland seeks an experienced Sales Representation Agency who can demonstrate: Understanding and experience with the MICE sector including key contacts within organisations that organise and hold international meetings, conferences and incentive trips. Ability to manage and grow VisitScotland's database of meeting & incentive planners with relevant quality clients and nurture existing relationships. Understanding of changing trends & client requirements in the market and adapt our approach Generating new business in particular in terms of corporate meetings and incentives; experience in handling destination accounts; experience of organising events such as sales missions, networking events and forums; product knowledge of Scotland and its attractions for meeting, conference and incentive planners.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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