Notice Information
Notice Title
French Sales Agency
Notice Description
VisitScotland is looking for a suitably qualified contractor to provide sales agency services in France. Please see attached Invitation to Tender and Statement of Requirement for full details.
Lot Information
Lot 1
VisitScotland is looking for a suitably qualified contractor to deliver sales agency services in France.
Renewal: this will be awarded for 12 months with the option to extend for a further two 12 month periods.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000675050
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546276
- 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
79416000 - Public relations services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £106,800 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £106,800 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £106,800 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Jan 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- This requirement will be retender within 12 to 36 months depending on the usage of applicable extensions.
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
- Kirsty Strowes, Rory Hewitt
- Contact Email
- kirsty.strowes@visitscotland.com, 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
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV434012&idx=1
25th November 2021 - Schedule 1 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV434012&idx=2
25th November 2021 - Schedule 2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV434012&idx=3
25th November 2021 - Schedule 3 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV434012&idx=4
25th November 2021 - Schedule 4 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV434012&idx=5
25th November 2021 - Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV434012
French Sales Agency - VisitScotland is looking for a suitably qualified contractor to provide sales agency services in France. Please see attached Invitation to Tender and Statement of Requirement for full details. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC546276
French Sales Agency - VisitScotland is looking for a suitably qualified contractor to provide sales agency services in France. Please see attached Invitation to Tender and Statement of Requirement for full details.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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