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 6HJ
UK
Contact person: Eileen O'Neill
Telephone: +44 1314722222
E-mail: eileen.oneill@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
Concession - Core Consumer Maps
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
VisitScotland has appointed a third party publisher to produce free local maps, and a national Explore Scotland map, for our iCentres. The supplier will supply the above service without subsidy from VisitScotland; the successful Tenderer will recruit all advertising, incurring related expenditure for print, production, delivery to agreed locations and disposal of residual stock whilst retaining the full income from sales to offset all such costs, ensuring there is no cost to VisitScotland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
366 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Scotland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
VisitScotland has appointed a third party publisher to produce free local maps, and a national Explore Scotland map, for our iCentres. The supplier will supply the above service without subsidy from VisitScotland; the successful Tenderer will recruit all advertising, incurring related expenditure for print, production, delivery to agreed locations and disposal of residual stock whilst retaining the full income from sales to offset all such costs, ensuring there is no cost to VisitScotland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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:
2022/S 000-034954
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: VSEH22025
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Landmark Press
The Yard, Station Road
Carrbridge
PH23 3AP
UK
Telephone: +44 1479841900
NUTS: UKM62
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 366 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Cartography
Storage & Delivery in South/West Scotland
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:728706)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/04/2023