Tender

Leisure Marketing Services, Support, Website hosting & Printing

  • Blackpool Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005894

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e421

Published 19 February 2025, 2:58pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Blackpool Council

PO Box 4

Blackpool

FY1 1NA

Contact

Mrs Sarah Gordon

Email

sarah.gordon@blackpool.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1253478373

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD42 - Blackpool

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e10f4a26-b4ee-ef11-8134-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=e10f4a26-b4ee-ef11-8134-005056b64545

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Leisure Marketing Services, Support, Website hosting & Printing

Reference number

DN763643

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Active Blackpool are seeking to appoint an external branding and marketing company to work with the service to deliver marketing activities to ensure the successful marketing of their full portfolio of services, supporting their key priorities. The aim is to promote the work of Active Blackpool by engaging a range of audiences and contributing to its community engagement and commercial aspirations.

The successful bidder will be required to develop a full understanding of the service and its links with wider council departments and work with Active Blackpool’s Leisure Management team to agree key focuses and create an annual marketing plan suitable to Active Blackpool’s objectives, and suitable to their annual marketing budget. Separate and in addition to the Agency services fee, the service has a budget of £25k per year for Marketing spend including advertising and printing.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £350,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 22000000 - Printed matter and related products
  • 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD42 - Blackpool

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Active Blackpool are seeking to appoint an external branding and marketing company to work with the service to deliver marketing activities to ensure the successful marketing of their full portfolio of services, supporting their key priorities. The aim is to promote the work of Active Blackpool by engaging a range of audiences and contributing to its community engagement and commercial aspirations.

The successful bidder will be required to develop a full understanding of the service and its links with wider council departments and work with Active Blackpool’s Leisure Management team to agree key focuses and create an annual marketing plan suitable to Active Blackpool’s objectives, and suitable to their annual marketing budget. Separate and in addition to the Agency services fee, the service has a budget of £25k per year for Marketing spend including advertising and printing.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 30

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £350,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The initial contract period is for 24 months. There is the option to extend by 2 further periods of 12 momths

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

24 March 2025

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

24 March 2025

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice England & Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom