Award

Membership Recruitment and Visitor Giving Campaign

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

18 Mar 2024 at 00:00

Tender

01 Nov 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has awarded a contract for the "Membership Recruitment and Visitor Giving Campaign" project to Complete Works (Boo Consultancy Ltd). The project aims to increase unrestricted income by encouraging donations and membership sign-ups. The contract, valued at £147,000, was signed on February 15, 2024. The procurement process has been completed, and the project focuses on the service category within the industry sector of education. The location of the project is RBGE Gardens in Edinburgh, UK.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), that specialise in services related to fundraising, visitor engagement, and membership recruitment. Suitable businesses should have expertise in driving public support for fundraising appeals and implementing solutions for maximising visitor engagement. The tender process was open, allowing a fair competition among businesses eligible to participate in the procurement stage, ultimately offering growth opportunities for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

Membership Recruitment and Visitor Giving Campaign

Notice Description

The purpose of this project is to increase the unrestricted income stream through donations given and to find new ways of encouraging membership sign up when members of the public visit the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. In addition, to mobilise public support for fundraising appeals in line with organisational goals.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this project is to increase the unrestricted income stream through donations given and to find new ways of encouraging membership sign up when members of the public visit the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. In addition, to mobilise public support for fundraising appeals in line with organisational goals. The outcome of this piece of work will be an increase in visitor giving, an increase in new membership sign ups as well as enhanced public awareness of the work and aims of the organisation. RBGE wishes to appoint a Supplier starting in February 2024 to undertake this activity, with a clear and concise focus on securing contactless and cash donations and creatively recruiting new members. The Development Division will look to work in partnership with the Supplier to refine and implement an optimal solution to maximise visitor membership recruitment and visitor giving.

Options: Supporting Services for similar fundraising requirements. This may be for single short-term campaigns.

Renewal: 3 renewal of 12 months. Total of 36 Months of renewals. Length of Contract including initial period is 48 Months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000749031
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501076
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

79342000 - Marketing services

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£147,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
If there continues to be a business need it will be 3 years 6 months after the award of contract.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
supplychain@rbge.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1312482909

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH3 5LR
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
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Inverleith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

COMPLETE WORKS (BOO CONSULTANCY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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