Contract

Home Group Media Buying Agency Services 2022

  • Home Group

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-001418

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-035be0

Published 17 January 2023, 2:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Home Group

1 Strawberry Lane

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 4BX

Contact

Mrs Laura Herbert

Email

laura.herbert@homegroup.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1916079679

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC - North East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.homegroup.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx

Buyer's address

http://www.homegroup.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Home Group Media Buying Agency Services 2022

Reference number

DN627186

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Home Group are seeking to appoint an innovative and dynamic partner to supply a media buying service to support our national programme of new build homes marketed under the Persona Homes brand. The main purpose of the contract is to support the marketing team to achieve their targets in acquiring leads for the right homes in a cost effective manner. At a hight level, the agency will be responsible for all media purchase on our behalf of our team, although ‘portals’ are not included.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,425,335

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Home Group are seeking to appoint an innovative and dynamic partner to supply a media buying service to support our national programme of new build homes marketed under the Persona Homes brand. The main purpose of the contract is to support the marketing team to achieve their targets in acquiring leads for the right homes in a cost effective manner. At a high level, the agency will be responsible for all media purchase on our behalf of our team, although ‘portals’ are not included.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-022474


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

DN627186

Title

Home Group Media Buying Agency Services 2022

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 November 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 8

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Focus on Media Limited

Erskine House, Threshelfords Business Park, Inworth Road

Feering

CO5 9SE

Email

james@focusimc.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC - North East (England)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,425,335


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom