Shropshire Council: PR & Marketing Services for the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership & Growth Hub

UK-Shrewsbury: Public relations services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Shropshire Council
       Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1743252993, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
       Contact: Nigel Denton
       Main Address: http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKG

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: PR & Marketing Services for the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership & Growth Hub            
      Reference number: RMCV 023

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79416000 - Public relations services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: This contract has been awarded for the development and delivery of PR and marketing services for both the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), including the Hereford Enterprise Zone (HEZ) and the Marches Growth Hub (MGH), including supporting the promotion of activities at the three Growth Hub sites in Herefordshire, Shrewsbury and Telford & Wrekin.

The initial duration of the contract is July 2018 – April 2020. There will then be an option to extend to March 2021, subject to successful performance review and further funding being confirmed.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 360,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            79416000 - Public relations services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG3 - West Midlands
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      West Midlands
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The contractor has been appointed to develop and deliver the following PR and marketing services for both the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), including the Hereford Enterprise Zone (HEZ) and the Marches Growth Hub (MGH), including supporting the promotion of activities at the three Growth Hub sites in Herefordshire, Shrewsbury and Telford & Wrekin. The initial duration of the contract is July 2018 – April 2020. There will then be an option to extend to March 2021, subject to successful performance review and further funding being confirmed.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Methodology & Deliverables / Weighting: 35
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 5
      Quality criterion - Name: Capacity to support a wide range of partners / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Event Management / Weighting: 10
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 35
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2018/S 67-149025
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: RMCV 023    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: PR & Marketing Services for the Marches LEP & Growth Hub

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 19/06/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 13
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Be Bold Media Ltd
             Vantage House, Stafford Road, Newport, TF10 7LZ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1952898121, Email: amy@beboldhr.com
             Internet address: https://beboldpr.com/
             NUTS Code: UKG21
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 260,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 260,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=328684970

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Shropshire Council
          Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1743252993, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
          Internet address: http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Shropshire Council
          Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1743252993

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Shropshire Council
          Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1743252993, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
          Internet address: http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/07/2018