--- title: "Scottish Thistle Awards National Media Partnership 2027-2030" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "VisitScotland" published: "2026-10-30" --- # Scottish Thistle Awards National Media Partnership 2027-2030 Buyer: VisitScotland Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567719 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 1 Dec 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | October 2029 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £200,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | VisitScotland | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Postcode area | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH8 8BG | | 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 | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79341000 - Advertising services ## Release History - 30 Oct 2026 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567719 ## 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. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=846967 - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx - http://www.visitscotland.org - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=846967 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000846967.json.