Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Advertising Agent Services
Notice Description
Provision of Advertising Agent Services. The appointed agent will act as a trusted intermediary between the Council and media outlets, ensuring adverts are reviewed, clarified where necessary, and published accurately and on time. This role is critical for maintaining clear, consistent and timely communication with the public.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of Advertising Agent Services. The appointed agent will act as a trusted intermediary between the Council and media outlets, ensuring adverts are reviewed, clarified where necessary, and published accurately and on time. This role is critical for maintaining clear, consistent and timely communication with the public.
Procurement Information
The Procurement Team have identified two framework agreements as well as a formal tender. The Procurement Team intend to explore these framework agreements further to confirm whether they can fully support our advertising requirements before making a longer-term recommendation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000821708
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548069
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79341000 - Advertising services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £49,999 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jan 20264 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Jan 20264 weeks 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
- ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Annabel Travers
- Contact Email
- annabel.travers@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LOCHGILPHEAD
- Postcode
- PA31 8RT
- Post Town
- Paisley
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute
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- Local Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Electoral Ward
- Mid Argyll
- Westminster Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN548069
Provision of Advertising Agent Services - Provision of Advertising Agent Services. The appointed agent will act as a trusted intermediary between the Council and media outlets, ensuring adverts are reviewed, clarified where necessary, and published accurately and on time. This role is critical for maintaining clear, consistent and timely communication with the public.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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