Notice Information
Notice Title
PR Agency Services in North America
Notice Description
VisitScotland has contracted two full-service Public Relations agencies with specialised expertise in the travel sector to deliver a wide portfolio of PR activities in the US and Canada in support of VisitScotland's global brand strategy. The contract comprises two Lots (Lot 1 - Consumer Focus / Lot 2 Business to Business Focus) and will be for a period of 1 year, beginning August 2019, with the possibility to extend for up to 2 further years at VisitScotland's discretion.
Lot Information
Consumer Focus PR
VisitScotland has contracted a full-service Public Relations agency with specialised expertise in the travel sector to deliver a wide portfolio of Consumer PR activities in the US and Canada in support of VisitScotland's global brand strategy.
Renewal: 2 x 12 month renewals
Business to Business Focus PRVisitScotland has contracted a full-service Public Relations agency with specialised expertise in the travel sector to deliver a wide portfolio of Business to Business PR activities in the US and Canada in support of VisitScotland's global brand strategy.
Renewal: 2 x 12 month renewals
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000584014
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT368089
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
79416000 - Public relations services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £950,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Oct 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jun 2019Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Sep 20196 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- 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
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- eileen.o'neill@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=MAY354504&idx=7
29th May 2019 - Clarification Notice No.1 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY354504&idx=2
17th May 2019 - Schedule 1 Lot 1 SoR -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY354504&idx=3
17th May 2019 - Schedule 2 Lot 2 SoR -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY354504&idx=4
17th May 2019 - Schedule 3 ESPD -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY354504&idx=5
17th May 2019 - Schedule 4 Pricing -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAY354504&idx=6
17th May 2019 - Schedule 5 Form of Contract -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY354504
PR Agency Services in North America - VisitScotland is looking to contract a full-service Public Relations agency with specialised expertise in the travel sector to deliver a wide portfolio of PR activities in the US and Canada in support of VisitScotland's global brand strategy. The contract comprises two Lots (Lot 1 - Consumer Focus / Lot 2 Business to Business Focus) and will be for a period of 1 year, beginning August 2019, with the possibility to extend for up to 2 further years at VisitScotland's discretion. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT368089
PR Agency Services in North America - VisitScotland has contracted two full-service Public Relations agencies with specialised expertise in the travel sector to deliver a wide portfolio of PR activities in the US and Canada in support of VisitScotland's global brand strategy. The contract comprises two Lots (Lot 1 - Consumer Focus / Lot 2 Business to Business Focus) and will be for a period of 1 year, beginning August 2019, with the possibility to extend for up to 2 further years at VisitScotland's discretion.
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