Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City Of Glasgow College
190 Cathedral Street
Glasgow
G4 0RF
Contact
Amie McCrudden
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