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title: "Media Monitoring"
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buyer: "MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED"
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# Media Monitoring

Buyer: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cd7402a8-eb60-4cc9-a0ec-65413bbcfd0d

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## Summary

The Medicines Discovery Catapult Limited has awarded a contract for Media Monitoring worth £40,000. This contract aims to procure sales, marketing, and business intelligence software package services. The tender had a limited procurement method with a competitive quotation below threshold, and the contract period is from March 5, 2024, to March 3, 2028.

This contract presents an opportunity for media monitoring companies specialising in market research services. Businesses targeting the MDC's industry category of goods and interested in operating in the North West region of the United Kingdom should consider competing. With a focus on tracking UK and international media coverage, companies providing media monitoring services tailored to biotech, pharmaceutical, life sciences, and healthcare sectors will find this tender particularly well-suited for their expertise.

## Notice

MDC targets media across national, regional, local and trade publications. This could be print, broadcast, online, or other digital platforms such as social media and podcasts. The successful media monitoring company will be expected to track and access UK and international media coverage across print, digital and social media, track and access print, digital and social coverage and clippings - including trade media publications in the biotech/pharmaceutical/life sciences/healthcare sectors, provide regularly updated database of media contacts spanning all sectors, including biotech/pharmaceutical/life sciences/healthcare, track multiple keywords or searches to cover MDC and its sub-brands in Syndicates and National Programmes, flexibility to add own contacts and submit updates/edits where contacts are incorrect, media outreach function to allow distribution of press releases to media lists, analytics dashboard, account management and key account contact, training to onboard new users, minimum of five users as standard.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8884de9a-fb07-4ad8-881c-7b531e17c810 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 5 Mar 2024 - 3 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED |
| Locality | MACCLESFIELD |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK10 4TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Chelford |
| Westminster constituency | Tatton |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MELTWATER (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 27 Feb 2024 at 10:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8884de9a-fb07-4ad8-881c-7b531e17c810

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8884de9a-fb07-4ad8-881c-7b531e17c810
  27th February 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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