Notice Information
Notice Title
Osaka Expo - PR Agency
Notice Description
Scottish Enterprise, on behalf of the Scottish Government and partners within Brand Scotland, is seeking to appoint in-market public relations services to raise awareness of Scotland's participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai and showcase Scotland as an attractive place to do business, trade and invest. The objective of this communications activity programme is to secure press and social media coverage that will reach key business decision makers in Japan (including global Expo visitors to Japan) and which tells compelling stories demonstrating Scotland's strengths and capabilities in gaming, consumer and lifestyle services, life sciences and digital health and clean energy, and an open, welcoming, inclusive nation with a global outlook.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Scottish Enterprise, on behalf of the Scottish Government and partners within Brand Scotland, is seeking to appoint in-market public relations services to raise awareness of Scotland's participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai and showcase Scotland as an attractive place to do business, trade and invest. The objective of this communications activity programme is to secure press and social media coverage that will reach key business decision makers in Japan (including global Expo visitors to Japan) and which tells compelling stories demonstrating Scotland's strengths and capabilities in gaming, consumer and lifestyle services, life sciences and digital health and clean energy, and an open, welcoming, inclusive nation with a global outlook.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000788393
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528541
- 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
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- CPV Codes
79416000 - Public relations services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £67,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £79,928 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Apr 202510 months 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
- SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- gordon.hutton@scotent.co.uk, simon.lucas@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312446263, +44 1414686024
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 6HQ
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- 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
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN522346&idx=4
23rd January 2025 - P25-0077 - ITT - Appendix 3 - Monitoring Information -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN522346&idx=5
23rd January 2025 - P25-0077 - ITT - Appendix 4 - Information Security Questionnaire -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN522346&idx=6
23rd January 2025 - SPD - Bidder 'Relevant Contract' Climate Change Plan Template -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN522346&idx=1
23rd January 2025 - P25-0077 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN522346&idx=2
23rd January 2025 - P25-0077 - ITT - Appendix 1 - Off-Payroll Working Rules Outcome -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN522346&idx=3
23rd January 2025 - P25-0077 - ITT - Appendix 2 - Tender Response Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522346
Osaka Expo - PR Agency - Scottish Enterprise, on behalf of the Scottish Government and partners within Brand Scotland, is seeking to appoint in-market public relations services to raise awareness of Scotland's participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai and showcase Scotland as an attractive place to do business, trade and invest. The objective of this communications activity programme is to secure press and social media coverage that will reach key business decision makers in Japan (including global Expo visitors to Japan) and which tells compelling stories demonstrating Scotland's strengths and capabilities in gaming, consumer and lifestyle services, life sciences and digital health and clean energy, and an open, welcoming, inclusive nation with a global outlook. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528541
Osaka Expo - PR Agency - Scottish Enterprise, on behalf of the Scottish Government and partners within Brand Scotland, is seeking to appoint in-market public relations services to raise awareness of Scotland's participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai and showcase Scotland as an attractive place to do business, trade and invest. The objective of this communications activity programme is to secure press and social media coverage that will reach key business decision makers in Japan (including global Expo visitors to Japan) and which tells compelling stories demonstrating Scotland's strengths and capabilities in gaming, consumer and lifestyle services, life sciences and digital health and clean energy, and an open, welcoming, inclusive nation with a global outlook.
Notice URLs
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