Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Kingston University
Hind Court 106 — 114 London Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 6TN
UK
Contact person: Grace Onyenuforo
Telephone: +44 2084173579
E-mail: g.onyenuforo@kingston.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.kingston.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/kingstonuniversity
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Media Buying Services 2019
Reference number: CPU-KU-EU-207-GO-2019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79340000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Kingston University is seeking to appoint a media buying agency to deliver its advertising strategy cost-efficiently.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A media buying agency to deliver the University's advertising strategy cost-efficiently.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Various
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Kingston University reserves the option to extend the contract for up to 3 further years subject to the satisfactory delivery of services.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Media agency required before the UG cycle starts at the end of March 2019.
IV.1.8) Information about 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 OJ S:
2019/S 014-028978
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CPU-KU-EU-207-GO-2019
Title: Media Buying Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Education Cubed Ltd
47 Highcroft Villas
Brighton
BN1 5PT
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: www.educationcubed.co.uk
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:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kingston University
Hind Court 106 — 114 London Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 6TN
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Kingston University
Hind Court 106 — 114 London Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 6TN
UK
Telephone: +44 2084173579
E-mail: g.onyenuforo@kingston.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.kingston.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2019