Notice Information
Notice Title
PR Communications Partner for Business Gateway
Notice Description
Business Gateway is seeking appoint a PR partner to work alongside the Marketing team to develop its PR in order to raise awareness of BG services nationally and locally. This will support the delivery of BG's business and marketing objectives and, in turn, help grow and strengthen the Scottish economy.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The objective of this tender is for the appointed supplier to become the PR partner for BGNU (Business Gateway National Unit), working alongside them on national and regional PR strategy and delivery, including client case studies and stakeholder engagement. We are also seeking the supplier to provide insight and recommendations of best practice which BGNU could adopt. We anticipate the supplier will review and evaluate the ongoing activity, constantly monitoring performance and work with the BG Marketing team to improve results and enhance the offering. Based on this, in a response to this Invitation to Tender, we ask all interested parties to outline: - Relevant experience in providing the services listed under the scope of contract - Team expertise - Insight and understanding of the what it takes to deliver exceptional PR - Provide evidence of a previous approach to the development and execution of a PR campaign - Evidence of managing and developing public sector brands BGNU seeks a dynamic PR agency to work with us to design and develop PR campaigns which will deliver measurable results against our objectives. The main aim of this contract is to put in place an agency that can work with us to design, develop, and deliver PR both nationally and locally - raising Business Gateway's profile with both the businesses it supports and within the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Renewal: Subject to annual confirmation of funding
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000761295
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN506706
- 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
79416100 - Public relations management services
79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £78,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jun 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Apr 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 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
- CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES (COSLA)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- kieran@cosla.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314749323
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH12 5BH
- 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
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR501574&idx=1
25th March 2024 - Full ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR501574&idx=2
25th March 2024 - Full ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR501574
PR Communications Partner for Business Gateway - Business Gateway is seeking appoint a PR partner to work alongside the Marketing team to develop its PR in order to raise awareness of BG services nationally and locally. This will support the delivery of BG's business and marketing objectives and, in turn, help grow and strengthen the Scottish economy. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN506706
PR Communications Partner for Business Gateway - Business Gateway is seeking appoint a PR partner to work alongside the Marketing team to develop its PR in order to raise awareness of BG services nationally and locally. This will support the delivery of BG's business and marketing objectives and, in turn, help grow and strengthen the Scottish economy.
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