Contract

The Provision of Public Affairs Services

  • City Of Glasgow College

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-009592

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0403e5

Published 25 March 2024, 12:40pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City Of Glasgow College

190 Cathedral Street

Glasgow

G4 0RF

Contact

Amie McCrudden

Email

amie.mccrudden@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1413755316

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM82 - Glasgow City

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00453

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Provision of Public Affairs Services

Reference number

CS/COGC/23/61

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79416000 - Public relations services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The College requires a supplier who can provide Public Affairs services covering the planning, project delivery and evaluation of Public Affairs activity as required by the College who will provide detailed specification for such services.

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: £310,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79416000 - Public relations services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM82 - Glasgow City

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The College requires a supplier who can provide Public Affairs services covering the planning, project delivery and evaluation of Public Affairs activity as required by the College who will provide detailed specification for such services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Case Study / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Staffing / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Exit Strategy / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Added Value / Weighting: 4

Quality criterion - Name: Fair Work Practices / Weighting: 2

Quality criterion - Name: Equality Diversity and Inclusion / Weighting: 2

Quality criterion - Name: Carbon Emissions, Net Zero by 2040 / Weighting: 2

Quality criterion - Name: Presentation / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 40

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-036251


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CS/CoGC/23/61

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Dram Communications

32 Scioncroft Avenue, Rutherglen

Glasgow

G73 3HS

Telephone

+44 7751091441

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM82 - Glasgow City
Internet address

https://dramcommunications.com/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £310,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

In an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder must provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Questionnaire.

All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T.

Appendix A – Form of Tender;

Appendix B – Freedom of Information;

Appendix C – SUSTAIN Supply Chain Code of Conduct;

Appendix E – PECOS Supplier Adoption Form;

Appendix N – Declaration of Conflict of Interest;

Appendix O – Declaration of Non-Involvement of Human Trafficking;

Appendix P – Declaration of Non-Involvement of Serious Organised Crime;

Appendix Q – Prompt Payment Certificate;

In the case of an open tender this information will not be required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will instead be requested by the College following the conclusion of the evaluation of the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Questionnaires and prior to the award of the tender.

Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the Qualification Questionnaire, will invalidate any bid. In this scenario the College will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on, and upon verification will award the contract to this bidder instead.

(SC Ref:761938)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Glasgow Sheriff Court

1 Carlton Place

Glasgow

G5 9DA

Country

United Kingdom