Award

Tender for Public Relations and Communications Support for the Scottish Cities Alliance Investment Promotion Programme

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Jul 2024 at 00:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

01 Mar 2024 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement contracting process for the tender titled "Tender for Public Relations and Communications Support for the Scottish Cities Alliance Investment Promotion Programme" is carried out by Dundee City Council. The procurement stage is now completed, with key dates showing the award date as 10th July 2024. This service procurement falls under the mainProcurementCategory of "services" within the industry category of "General public services." The location of the procurement is in Dundee, UK, with the buying organisation being Dundee City Council.

This tender for public relations and communications support presents an opportunity for businesses, especially those engaged in media engagement and digital engagement services, to compete and potentially secure contracts for services. SMEs providing media engagement and digital marketing consultancy are well-suited for this opportunity. The procurement method is open, allowing a broad range of businesses to participate. The detailed contract requirements cater to businesses aiming to enhance the investment promotion activities of Scottish cities through strategic communications support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tender for Public Relations and Communications Support for the Scottish Cities Alliance Investment Promotion Programme

Notice Description

This procurement process is for the Contract for Public Relations and Communications Support for the Scottish Cities Alliance Investment Promotion Programme.

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Media engagement

Lot 1 - Media engagement will include but not limited to; - Media engagement - Thought Leadership - Speaking or other promotional opportunities - Introductions to investors - Bi-weekly meetings with Alliance Team - Attendance at Alliance Investment Promotion Working Group Meetings

Renewal: The period of contract will be for an initial 24 months with the option to extend for a further 2x12 month periods at the discretion of SCA.

Lot 2 - Digital Engagement

Lot 2 - Digital Engagement will include but not limited to; - Production of approximately 35 blog posts per year of approximately 400-500 words including relevant images, created for use in social media and comms by the Alliance team and targeted at raising the profile of actions the Scottish cities are taking collectively to enhance their offer as places to invest, work and live as per examples on the Alliance website. - The Alliance Team will support with the identification of thematic ideas for blog content and agree a future bi-monthly programme of blogs for production which will underpin and support planned investment promotion activity

Renewal: The period of contract will be for an initial 24 months with the option to extend for a further 2x12 month periods at the discretion of SCA.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000759565
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509549
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

79416000 - Public relations services

79416200 - Public relations consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£52,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jun 20241 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DUNDEE
Postcode
DD1 1NZ
Post Town
Dundee
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Dundee City
Electoral Ward
Maryfield
Westminster Constituency
Dundee Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STRIPE COMMUNICATIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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