British Business Bank Plc: GB-Sheffield: Wales - Regional PR Support

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CompetitiveContractNotice - GB-Sheffield: Wales - Regional PR Support
1. Title: GB-Sheffield: Wales - Regional PR Support
2. Awarding Authority:
    British Business Bank
    Steel City House, West Street, Sheffield, S1 2GQ, United Kingdom
    Tel. 0114 212 7821, Email: jocelyn.marlow@british-business-bank.co.uk, URL: https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/
    Contact: Jocelyn Marlow, Attn: Jocelyn Marlow
3. Contract Type: Services
      Sub Type: Management consultant services and related services.

4. Description: Public relations services. Public relations management services. Public relations consultancy services. We are looking for an agency that can demonstrate the following:
•A strong team with a depth of understanding of the small business finance ecosystem in Wales and political and policy environment for smaller businesses.
•Wide ranging experience working in small business finance, corporate finance and investment sectors (N.B. please do not include experience relating to consumer or retail financial services).
•A track-record working for both public and private sector organisations.
•A proven track record of successful campaigns targeting relevant audiences in Wales covered by the tender.
•A track-record of delivering work outside London, across Wales. In area presence is preferred.
•Extensive knowledge and breadth of understanding of the Welsh business and financial media with strong relationships across the Welsh media.
•Knowledge and breadth of understanding of Welsh stakeholder structures including representative bodies and potential strategic partners
•A track-record working as an extension to an in-house media relations team/press office, including distributing and selling-in press notices/announcements.
•A track-record of developing and managing successful, creative public relations campaigns aimed at B2B and stakeholder audiences.
•A commitment to measurement and evaluation and working to agreed KPIs, familiar with using the Barcelona Principles or the Government Communications Service (GCS) Evaluation Framework.
•The agency selected will have the capacity and capability to deliver against an agreed scope of work, on time and on budget. Effective integration of planned work with the bank’s three main regional fund programmes and partner agencies is a key requirement. These three regional funds are the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) and Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF)
•Working with the Bank’s UK Network team and marketing team to deliver relevant supporting PR activity in support of campaigns or thematic activity will also be required
•The agency will offer an account team that has demonstrable experience of corporate communications, reputation management, public relations and campaigns
5. CPV Codes:
   79416000 - Public relations services.
   79416100 - Public relations management services.
   79416200 - Public relations consultancy services.

6. NUTS Codes :
   UK - UNITED KINGDOM

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: UNITED KINGDOM,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: 556666986
9. Awarded to:

    Working Word Public Relations Limited
    National ID: 04279949, Ivor House , Bridge Street , Cardiff , Cf10 2EE, United Kingdom
    Tel. 0, Fax. 0, Email: 0, URL: www.british-business-bank.co.uk
    Contact: M.D., Attn: 0
Value Cost: 104,000
Is Awardee likely to subcontract?: No Awarded to SME?: Yes
10. Date of Contract Award: 31/03/2021
11. Number of Tenders Received: 4
12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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TKR-2021429-PRO-18167065
Suitable for VCO: Yes
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 01/04/2021
Period of Work End date: 31/03/2023