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title: "Award of Media Planning and Buying - Safer, Greener, Smarter and Wealthier & Fairer"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000598336"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2019-11-11"
---

# Award of Media Planning and Buying - Safer, Greener, Smarter and Wealthier & Fairer

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000598336

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## Summary

The public procurement process involves the Scottish Government, seeking media planning and buying services for the programme "Safer, Greener, Smarter and Wealthier & Fairer". The tender, titled "Award of Media Planning and Buying", falls under the services industry category and is located in Scotland. The procurement stage is currently at the award phase, with the contract having been signed on the 8th of November, 2019, for a total value of £18 million. The tender period spanned from the 8th of November, 2019 to the 7th of November, 2021, during which four bids were submitted.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in advertising and marketing services. Companies with expertise in media planning and buying, particularly those capable of delivering comprehensive marketing strategies, would be well-suited to compete. The substantial budget allocated for this contract presents a lucrative chance for growth within the marketing sector, allowing successful bidders to enhance their portfolio and expand their operations in Scotland.

## Notice

The requirement is for Media Planning and Buying Services for the "Media Planning and Buying - Safer, Greener, Smarter and Wealthier & Fairer" under the Media Planning, Buying and Associated Services Framework (Ref: SP-18-007). Full details are supplied in the documents attached.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV371649 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Aug 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY; ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; FALKIRK COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MARINE SCOTLAND ON BEHALF OF THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COLLEGE; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE; UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW; UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 7GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM31 East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire |
| Local authority | East Dunbartonshire |
| Electoral ward | Lenzie and Kirkintilloch South |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Dunbartonshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 45 |
| Supplier names | ABB; AGILISYS; ALLSPORTS CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE; BADENOCH AND CLARK; BFS GROUP LTD T/A BIDFOOD; BOSTON NETWORKS; C ROBERTSON (CONTRACTORS; C S DRILLING SEVICES; CDW; CENTRAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; CITY BUILDING (CONTRACTS) LLP/RSBI; CLASS ONE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; DAVID NARRO ASSOCIATES; DENNIS EAGLE; FAITHFUL+GOULD; FLEMING, FENCING & FORESTRY; GEO-ROPE; GRAFITYP; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; JOHN BROWN (STRONE; LORIEN RESOURCING; LUCE BAY PLANT HIRE; MAXI CONSTRUCTION; MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD; N/A; PHOENIX SOFTWARE; POLYPIPE BUILDING PRODUCTS; REPUBLIC OF MEDIA; ROCKET EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS; ROCOM; RYBKA (MAIN CONTACTS; RYDEN; SCOTT-MONCRIEFF; SECURASTORE; SERIC SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE BOX; SPORTING IMPACTS; SPRENG THOMSON; STUART MCTAGGART; TRANSPUTEC; VENESKY BROWN; WAGENINGEN MARINE RESEARCH; WEST COAST TRAINING; WM CLARK AND SON (PARKGATE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

## Release History

- 11 Nov 2019 at 11:15 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV371649

## Notice URLs

- http://firescotland.gov.uk
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot/
- http://www.acha.co.uk
- http://www.aib.gov.uk
- http://www.dundee.ac.uk
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.fifedirect.org.uk
- http://www.gla.ac.uk/
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- http://www.south-lanarkshire-college.ac.uk
- http://www.spa.police.uk
- http://www.sps.gov.uk

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