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Award of VSEH250035 - Visit Scotland Marketing Services

VisitScotland

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Award

08 Jul 2026 at 16:05

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Summary of the contracting process

VisitScotland, in collaboration with Moray Council, has awarded a contract for "Visit Scotland Marketing Services" to Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals). This procurement falls under the services category, specifically marketing services, and is set to enhance VisitScotland's in-house creative studio capabilities. The procurement stage is at the 'Award' phase, with important dates including the start of the contract on 5th June 2026 and its scheduled end on 6th May 2027. The contract is valued at £900,000 and includes potential contingency spend and extension periods.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specializing in marketing services, particularly those with a strong capability to collaborate closely with internal creative teams. The successful completion of this contract could provide growth potential through involvement in major marketing campaigns and creative storytelling strategies for VisitScotland, which is a significant organisation within the tourism sector. Businesses with experience in providing innovative marketing solutions and working within the public sector would be well-suited to compete and thrive in such opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of VSEH250035 - Visit Scotland Marketing Services

Notice Description

Scope of ServicesInput and collaboration from an external agency is required to support our in-house Creative studio team capabilities and to increase our creative capacity and output.The external agency will be required to work closely with the in house Creative studio team to deliver against VisitScotlands marketing plan, campaign proposition and storytelling framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000822224
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL559739
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79342000 - Marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 May 20278 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
VisitScotland
Additional Buyers

Aberdeen City Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Glasgow Clyde College

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Moray Council

NHS Fife

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Tayside

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Government

Scottish Police Authority

Stirling Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
34
Supplier Names

Bright Digital Marketing LTD (Bright Signals)

TCS Response LTD.

Watts Group Limited

GRAHAM + SIBBALD Property Consultants Ltd

SSG Support Services Group LTD

3x1

National Centre for Social Research

HYPOSTYLE DESIGNS LIMITED

Turner & Townsend

ASA Recruitment

The Lines Between Ltd.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Craigforth Consultancy and Research

University of Strathclyde Department of Architecture

Insight Direct (UK) Ltd

Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited

Howell Marine Consulting

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Progressive Partnership

Venesky Brown Ltd

Arcadis LLP

University of Edinburgh

MBM Print & SCS Ltd

ICT Revolutions Limited

Arjo UK Ltd

Ultima Business Solutions

Quo Imus Limited

Valuta

Dalkia Operations Ltd

Oban Scallop Gear Ltd

Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd

Stepford Group Ltd

Epiq Europe Ltd

Jacobs UK Ltd

Further Information

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