Contract

Neath Port Talbot Destination Marketing & Pride of Place Campaign

  • Neath Port talbot Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-011084

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a27e

Published 18 April 2023, 12:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Neath Port talbot Council

Civic Centre

Port Talbot

SA13 1PJ

Contact

Wayne Thomas

Email

w.thomas3@npt.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1639763929

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.npt.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0274

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

Neath Port Talbot Destination Marketing & Pride of Place Campaign

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

See description of procurement

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: £250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79342000 - Marketing services
  • 79342200 - Promotional services
  • 79416000 - Public relations services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

An award has been made by Neath Port Talbot Council to appoint a supplier to deliver the following campaign:

The Campaign:-

The aims for the Neath Port Talbot Destination Marketing and Pride of Place campaign is to raise the profile of Neath Port Talbot as an alternative year round visitor destination and change perceptions of Neath Port Talbot as a place to live, work and visit.

The campaign should be delivered in full and all campaign outputs met by 31st March 2025. Commencement date scheduled for May 2023.

There are two distinct elements to the campaign which are summarised below.

Destination marketing campaign:-

This element of the campaign will utilise the ‘Dramatic Heart of Wales’ destination brand to target overnight ‘short stay’ visitors to the area in order to encourage the growth of the visitor economy.

‘Pride of Place’ marketing campaign :-

This element of the campaign will utilise the wider place brand (in particular the Front and Centre brand) to change perceptions of Neath Port Talbot among local Neath Port Talbot residents and residents and investors within the South Wales region.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / 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

two.2.14) Additional information

NPTCBC has recently secured funding via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) to deliver a destination marketing and pride of place campaign targeting visitors to Neath Port Talbot and residents and investors within the region.


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 000-003317


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NPT-1794

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Rethink PR & Marketing

2 Princess Way

Swansea

SA13LW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL - Wales
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:130867)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom