Contract

Advertising, Recruitment & Public Information Notices

  • North Lanarkshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-030862

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ea25

Published 19 October 2023, 10:56am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Lanarkshire Council

Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

Motherwell

ML1 1AB

Contact

Corporate Procurement

Email

corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010

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

Advertising, Recruitment & Public Information Notices

Reference number

NLC-CPT-23-043

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79341000 - Advertising services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") intend to award a Contract to a single service provider for the provision of Advertising, Recruitment & Public Information Notices.

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: £1,039,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79341000 - Advertising services
  • 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
  • 79341400 - Advertising campaign services
  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The following information is intended to give Candidates an overview of the high level requirements.

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Requirements: The Council seek an external supplier (single supplier contract) to work with and on behalf of the Council’s Corporate Communications Service to plan, buy, book and manage media space for advertising, recruitment advertising and public information notices in Scotland, UK and Ireland and overseas as required.

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The Contract must be carried out in accordance with the information provided within this Contract Notice; information and the ITT documentation in PCS-T tendering;

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Tenders must be submitted for the full requirements; only tenders submitted on this basis will be considered.

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Tenderers must respond to a range of Selection Questions within the PCS-T Qualification Envelope.

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Tenderers must download and complete a range of Award based questions and statements located within the PCS-T Technical Envelope.

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Tenderers must download, complete and upload to PCS-Commercial envelope.

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All documentation located within PCS-Tender Supplier Attachment Area.

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two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30

Price - Weighting: 70

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

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS.

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.


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 000-021518


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NLC-CPT-23-043

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 October 2023

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

Spiritmedia Scotland

The Clockwise Building, Commercial Quay, 84 Commercial Street, Leith

Edinburgh

EH6 6LX

Telephone

+44 1314783456

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,039,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:746935)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Scottish Courts

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.