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title: "Provision of Creative Marketing Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000698573"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND"
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# Provision of Creative Marketing Services

Buyer: NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000698573

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## Summary

The National Galleries of Scotland is looking for a sole Service Provider for the Provision of Creative Marketing Services. The procurement is at an active stage and the deadline for submission is August 17, 2022. The location for this tender is Edinburgh, UK, and it falls under the industry category of Recreation, culture, and religion. The tender method is an open procedure, and the total contract value is £95,000 GBP.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the marketing services sector to compete for a contract with the National Galleries of Scotland. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specializing in creative marketing are well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement process involves the completion and submission of both an SPD and a tender response, with a focus on quality criteria. Winning this contract can lead to business growth and collaboration with a prestigious cultural institution.

## Notice

The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) are seeking to appoint a sole Service Provider for the Provision of Creative Marketing Services. The Service Provider is to provide (i) creative marketing ideas, design and production on a range of planned activities, as well as; (ii) a flexible, responsive, ad hoc service responding to opportunistic project briefs issued throughout the duration of the contract. For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract documents. There is no commitment to a volume of work over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of work is guaranteed and therefore no minimum spend is guaranteed. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of work. The Agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement as and when required. The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) Procedure. Service Providers must complete and submit both an SPD and tender response. Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Service Provider must hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification throughout the duration of the contract. If the Service Provider does not already hold valid Cyber Essentials Basic (or equivalent) certification they must agree to obtain such within 3 months of a contract award.. The five highest scoring Tenderers (price & quality combined) will be invited to provide a presentation. Full details are provided in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. It is currently anticipated that presentations will take place during the week commencing 5th September 2022 (this date may be subject to change).

Options: NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract duration will be for an initial 17-month period, with the option of a variable extension period not exceeding 6 months; resulting in a possible maximum contract duration of 23 months. This is at the discretion of NGS.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469168 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 2023-2024 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £95,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH4 3DS |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Inverleith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRIGHT SIGNALS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79342000 - Marketing services

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469168
- 1 Jul 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL452920

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=9
  3rd August 2022 - Interim Audience Framework 2021
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=3
  1st July 2022 - Contract Agreement
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=8
  1st July 2022 - Contract Agreement
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=7
  1st July 2022 - SPD (Scotland) - Standardised Statements
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=6
  1st July 2022 - PCS - SPD - Supplier Guide
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=5
  1st July 2022 - Postbox - Supplier Guide
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=1
  1st July 2022 - Invitation to Tender (ITT)
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=2
  1st July 2022 - Price Schedule
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL452920&idx=4
  1st July 2022 - Schedule 10: NGS Environmental Policy
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL452920
  Provision of Creative Marketing Services - The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) are seeking to appoint a sole Service Provider for the Provision of Creative Marketing Services. The Service Provider is to provide (i) creative marketing ideas, design and production on a range of planned activities, as well as; (ii) a flexible, responsive, ad hoc service responding to opportunistic project briefs issued throughout the duration of the contract. For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract documents. There is no commitment to a volume of work over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of work is guaranteed and therefore no minimum spend is guaranteed. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of work. The Agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement as and when required. The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469168
  Provision of Creative Marketing Services - The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) are seeking to appoint a sole Service Provider for the Provision of Creative Marketing Services. The Service Provider is to provide (i) creative marketing ideas, design and production on a range of planned activities, as well as; (ii) a flexible, responsive, ad hoc service responding to opportunistic project briefs issued throughout the duration of the contract. For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract documents. There is no commitment to a volume of work over the duration of the contract. Under this agreement, no minimum volume of work is guaranteed and therefore no minimum spend is guaranteed. The Service Provider will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of work. The Agreement will be non-exclusive i.e., NGS reserves the right, in certain circumstances, to procure out with the Contract Agreement as and when required. The Service Provider must have a clear understanding of the contract requirements and the organisational needs of NGS. In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Service Provider and the termination of the contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services with the second and third placed Service Providers.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nationalgalleries.org
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000698573
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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