Contract

Business Events - UK & Global Strategic Communications & Media

  • VisitScotland

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-085812

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fc7f

Published 23 December 2025, 12:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

VisitScotland

Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive

Edinburgh

EH6 6JH

Email

kirsty.strowes@visitscotland.com

Telephone

+44 1314722222

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.visitscotland.org

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00118

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

Other activity

Tourist Board / Marketing


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Business Events - UK & Global Strategic Communications & Media

Reference number

VSEH22017

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79416000 - Public relations services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

VisitScotland is seeking to appoint suitably qualified agency representation for Business Events – UK & Global Strategic Communications & Media

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: £279,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79416000 - Public relations services
  • 79416100 - Public relations management services
  • 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

VisitScotland is seeking to appoint suitably qualified agency representation for Business Events – UK & Global Strategic Communications & Media

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: technical / Weighting: 60

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: 2022/S 022-190587


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

VSEH22017

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 August 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

davies tanner

Longford House, 19 Mount Ephraim Road

Royal Tunbridge Wells

TN1 1EN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £279,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:819305)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom