Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UCA - Marketing Agency Support 2024
Falkner Rd, Farnham, Surrey
Farnham
GU9 7DS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ25 - West Surrey
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityforthecreativearts/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityforthecreativearts/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityforthecreativearts/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
University
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UCA - Marketing Agency Support 2024
Reference number
UCA-073-MAR-2024
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Marketing and External Relations Department of the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) would like to invite suppliers to partake in a tender to appoint media agencies for the provision of paid media advertising over the next three years (plus extensions) , across digital, print and OOH. At completion of this tendering process, one agency will be awarded a full-service contract for 3 years, and up to two more will be set up as suppliers to be approached by UCA on a project-by-project basis to offer additional support where needed. All contracts will be subject to an optional one-year extension at UCA’s discretion. UCA reserves the right to terminate and tender any of these contracts independently of each other.Further information regarding the University’s requirements can be found within the provided Tender Pack.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender is being ran via the Restricted procedure, as per UK Statutory Instruments, 2015, No. 102, PART 2, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 3, Regulation 28. The process will be split into 2 stages. The first stage will consist of this Selection Questionnaire (SQ). The SQ will be used to ascertain suppliers technical and financial capability at delivering comparable contracts as well as their suitability for delivering public contracts. All tender document available at the point of publishing will be made available along with the SQ documentation but are all provided in a draft format and are all subject to amendment at the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, as well as being supplemented or replaced by other documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,200,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The process for the selection of suitably qualified bidders is detailed within the tender documents.
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Full details can be found within the tender documents provided.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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
12 July 2024
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
15 July 2024
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Any complaints about the procurement process should in the first instance be addressed to patrick.tuite@uca.ac.uk