Notice Information
Notice Title
Marketing Campaign for an Electric Bus Service
Notice Description
HITRANS wish to commission a marketing consultant to develop and implement a marketing campaign for an electric bus service to be operated in Moray. This service forms part of a European INTERREG North Sea Region project titled Green Passenger Transport in Rural Areas (G-PaTRA). A new scheduled bus service is to be introduced serving parts of rural Moray which currently have no access to regular bus services. The service will operate from Aberlour to Forres via Knockando, offering both commuter and social links currently unavailable. The scope of the project is to test the efficiency and reliability of an electric vehicle in a challenging rural environment, promoting a carbon neutral alternative to the motor car on this corridor.
Lot Information
Lot 1
HITRANS wish to commission a marketing consultant to develop and implement a marketing campaign for an electric bus service to be operated in Moray. This service forms part of a European INTERREG North Sea Region project titled Green Passenger Transport in Rural Areas (G-PaTRA). A new scheduled bus service is to be introduced serving parts of rural Moray which currently have no access to regular bus services. The service will operate from Aberlour to Forres via Knockando, offering both commuter and social links currently unavailable. The scope of the project is to test the efficiency and reliability of an electric vehicle in a challenging rural environment, promoting a carbon neutral alternative to the motor car on this corridor. HITRANS expects the marketing campaign to encompass the following activities. Please note that this list is not exhaustive and we encourage further input from tenderers. - Campaign management - Design of artwork - Production and distribution of leaflets in the local area - Full exterior vinyl wrap of the electric bus and other necessary vinyl's - Door-to-door marketing (delivering promotional packs etc.) - Pocket timetable leaflets - Social media marketing - Bus stop flags and displays - Press, radio and TV advertising where appropriate - Publicity events, including a launch event and further campaign events as needed - Social media - Digital Marketing - General guidance on marketing strategy in liaison with Moray Council in respect of target markets and appropriate strategies to use to reach these target markets. - Fares & Fares promotion and input into pricing strategy but not in the initial phases of the campaign this is envisaged at a later stage
Renewal: An extension might be reviewed should further funding be awarded.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000567286
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN342831
- 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
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
34144910 - Electric buses
79342000 - Marketing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £70,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £70,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £67,995 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jan 20197 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Jan 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jan 20197 years ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Jan 2019 - 31 Oct 2019 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP (HITRANS)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- info@hitrans.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1463719002
Buyer Location
- Locality
- INVERNESS
- Postcode
- IV3 5NQ
- Post Town
- Inverness
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey
-
- Local Authority
- Highland
- Electoral Ward
- Inverness West
- Westminster Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC339951&idx=1
18th December 2018 - ITT Marketing Campaign Electric Bus -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC339951&idx=3
18th December 2018 - ITT Marketing Campaign Electric Bus -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC339951&idx=2
18th December 2018 - ITT Marketing Campaign G-PaTRA -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC339951
Marketing Campaign for an Electric Bus Service - HITRANS wish to commission a marketing consultant to develop and implement a marketing campaign for an electric bus service to be operated in Moray. This service forms part of a European INTERREG North Sea Region project titled Green Passenger Transport in Rural Areas (G-PaTRA). A new scheduled bus service is to be introduced serving parts of rural Moray which currently have no access to regular bus services. The service will operate from Aberlour to Forres via Knockando, offering both commuter and social links currently unavailable. The scope of the project is to test the efficiency and reliability of an electric vehicle in a challenging rural environment, promoting a carbon neutral alternative to the motor car on this corridor. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN342831
Marketing Campaign for an Electric Bus Service - HITRANS wish to commission a marketing consultant to develop and implement a marketing campaign for an electric bus service to be operated in Moray. This service forms part of a European INTERREG North Sea Region project titled Green Passenger Transport in Rural Areas (G-PaTRA). A new scheduled bus service is to be introduced serving parts of rural Moray which currently have no access to regular bus services. The service will operate from Aberlour to Forres via Knockando, offering both commuter and social links currently unavailable. The scope of the project is to test the efficiency and reliability of an electric vehicle in a challenging rural environment, promoting a carbon neutral alternative to the motor car on this corridor.
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