Award

Promote Shetland Service 2022-2027

SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Jan 2025 at 00:00

Tender

08 Oct 2021 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Shetland Islands Council has awarded a contract titled "Promote Shetland Service 2022-2027" in the General Public Services category. The procurement process, managed by Shetland Islands Council, hired NB Communication Ltd to develop, manage, and coordinate promotional services for Shetland from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027. This initiative aims to establish a strong place brand for Shetland by advising and supporting various stakeholders and fostering collaboration to build Shetland’s reputation as a desirable location for living, working, studying, visiting, and investing. The procurement followed an open procedure, aligned with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, and the contract, valued at £366,000, was signed on 20 January 2022.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses involved in marketing, communications, and branding services. Firms specialising in these areas can leverage this contract to showcase their ability to manage extensive promotional campaigns and engage with diverse stakeholders across public and private sectors. The successful delivery of this project can enhance a company’s portfolio and credibility, enabling growth through expanded clientele and reputation in public-sector contract delivery. SMEs with strong experience in brand development, stakeholder engagement, and regional promotion will find this contract particularly beneficial.

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Notice Title

Promote Shetland Service 2022-2027

Notice Description

The Council wished to engage a service provider to develop, manage and coordinate a promotional service for Shetland to be known as Promote Shetland, for the period 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2027. The role of Promote Shetland was to: - Act as the vehicle to advice and support public authority, non-government organisations, private sector and educational stakeholders around a common vision for promoting Shetland as an attractive place to live, work, study, visit and invest. - Support the collaboration between all those involved in building a strong place brand and reputation for Shetland, particularly for quality, distinctiveness, authenticity and integrity. Promote Shetland will work in partnership with stakeholders to achieve a set of objectives. The aim of the Promote Shetland service is to build a strong place brand and positive reputation for Shetland as a place to live, work, study, visit and invest.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement procedure being followed for the Promote Shetland Service 2022 - 2027 was the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations").

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000668664
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN521121
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - 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

79342200 - Promotional services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£366,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
8 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL
Contact Name
Colin Black - Procurement Manager, Graeme MacDonald - Procurement Manager
Contact Email
contract.admin@shetland.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1595744595

Buyer Location

Locality
SHETLAND
Postcode
ZE1 0LZ
Post Town
Lerwick
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
TLM66 Shetland Islands

Local Authority
Shetland Islands
Electoral Ward
Lerwick North and Bressay
Westminster Constituency
Orkney and Shetland

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NB COMMUNICATION

Further Information

Notice Documents

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