Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
VisitScotland
Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive
Edinburgh
EH6 6JH
UK
Contact person: Eileen O'Neill
Telephone: +44 1415664017
E-mail: eileen.o'neill@visitscotland.com
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.visitscotland.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00118
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Marketing/Tourism
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Online Travel Agency in China
Reference number: VSEH21040
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
VisitScotland has contracted with an Online Travel Agency with expertise in the leisure travel sector in China to work with VisitScotland to deliver a range of marketing and promotional activities in support of VisitScotland’s international post-Covid recovery strategy by inspiring visitors and selling Scotland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
675 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
63510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
CN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
VisitScotland has contracted with an Online Travel Agency with expertise in the leisure travel sector in China to work with VisitScotland to deliver a range of marketing and promotional activities in support of VisitScotland’s international post-Covid recovery strategy by inspiring visitors and selling Scotland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-027400
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: VSEH21040
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/03/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trip.com Group
No. 968, Jinzhong Road, Changning District
Shanghai
200335
CN
Telephone: +86 18516302577
NUTS: CN
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 675 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Value given is the maximum value if all options/extensions are utilised
(SC Ref:690188)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Review Procedures are as set out in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Proceedings under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 are time limited and any such proceedings must be brought in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/04/2022