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Scottish Thistle Awards National Media Partnership 2027-2030

VisitScotland

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30 Oct 2026 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

VisitScotland is seeking a national media partner to raise awareness of the Scottish Thistle Awards through a mutually beneficial partnership. The work centres on national media coverage of the national awards programme, rather than the regional programme. This is a marketing and media partnership service (CPV 79341000), with delivery focused on Scotland and a national audience. VisitScotland, Scotland’s tourism organisation, is the buying organisation. The opportunity concerns the awards programme as a whole; suppliers should be interested in media partnerships and in building awareness of Scottish tourism and its awards. The procurement is organised as a single lot, so bidders are responding to the national partnership requirement rather than selecting among separate regional packages.

VisitScotland invited offers through an open procedure. The tender deadline was 1 December 2026 at 12:00, with bids submitted electronically; the same time was set for bid opening. The stated contract value is £200,000, with an expected target of up to £50,000 per year. The programme covers 2027–2030. The lot specifies a 720-day contract period and a renewal option described as “12+12”. Bids must remain valid for 180 days, and variants are not permitted. The buyer set English as the submission language. This procurement is at the tender stage: offers were invited. The stated purpose and evaluation basis are a mutually beneficial national media partnership that raises awareness of the national Scottish Thistle Awards; no separate scoring weights are set out in the published tender information.

This opportunity is best suited to a media organisation or communications agency able to secure national reach and deliver a sustained partnership around a high-profile Scottish tourism awards programme. Relevant strengths include national media relationships, campaign planning, audience development, editorial or promotional content, and the ability to turn partnership activity into greater public awareness of the awards. Suppliers should be comfortable working collaboratively with VisitScotland and aligning media activity with the awards’ national profile, rather than focusing on regional programme coverage. The partnership is intended to be mutually beneficial, so a bidder able to identify and articulate value for both VisitScotland and its media business is well placed. The scale is a multi-year national campaign, making established delivery capacity and experience managing ongoing media partnerships commercially relevant. No particular accreditation or technical certification is stated in the tender information.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Scottish Thistle Awards National Media Partnership 2027-2030

Notice Description

VisitScotland is seeking a national media partner to raise awareness of the Scottish Thistle Awards on a national level, through a mutually beneficial partnership. The media partnership will focus on the national awards, rather than the regional programme. The opportunity will cover the awards programme for 2027-2030 and the expected value target is up to 50,000 GBP per year.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Please refer to attached documents for description of procurement

Renewal: 12+12

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567719
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

79341000 - Advertising services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
1 Dec 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
October 2029

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
VisitScotland
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
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567719
    Scottish Thistle Awards National Media Partnership 2027-2030 - VisitScotland is seeking a national media partner to raise awareness of the Scottish Thistle Awards on a national level, through a mutually beneficial partnership. The media partnership will focus on the national awards, rather than the regional programme. The opportunity will cover the awards programme for 2027-2030 and the expected value target is up to 50,000 GBP per year.

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