CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Prudential Regulatory Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Ombudsman Service

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

UKI.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

3 year INITIAL agreement with an option to extend for 2 x 1 year periods.

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Lot 1 Strategic Comminications Planning and Ofline Media Buying;

Sub Lot 1.1 Strategic Communications Planning;

Sub Lot 1.2 Offline Media Buying;

Lot 2 Digital Media Buying;

Sub Lot 2.1 Paid Search;

Sub Lot 2.2 Display;

Sub Lot 2.3 Social Media;

Sub Lot 2.4 SEO;

Lot 3 Econometrics;

The Money Advice Service reserves the right not to award some or any Lot(s) or contracts as a result of the procurement process, and will not be liable for any of the bidders' costs in submitting a bid.

At the sole discretion of the organisations named in Annex A IV), these organisations may or may not access the framework agreement post award. For further information please contact the name in Section I.1).

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Registered Companies.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Insurance cover as stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Acceptance to the Money Advice Service Terms and Conditions as issued with the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

The Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) as indicated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

RMP 14-92

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

At the sole discretion of the organisations named in Annex A IV), these organisations may or may not access the framework agreement post award. For further information please contact the name in Section I.1).

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Sub Lot 1.1 Strategic Communications Planning:

— Planning for not for profit, behaviour change campaigns;

— Building on and improving current performance;

— Collaborative work with other specialist agencies and in-house experts;

Sub Lot 1.2 Offline Media Buying:

— TV, Radio, VOD, Press, Outdoor, Door Drops, other OOH and new offline channels as they become available;

— Collaborative work with other specialist agencies and in-house experts.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The Money Advice Service reserves the right not to award some or any Lot(s) or contracts as a result of the procurement process, and will not be liable for any of the bidders' costs in submitting a bid.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

The Digital Media Buying Lot is split into 4 sub Lots covering:

— Sub Lot 2.1 Paid Search;

— Sub Lot 2.2 Display;

— Sub Lot 2.3 Social Media;

— Sub Lot 2.4 SEO.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The Money Advice Service reserves the right not to award some or any Lot(s) or contracts as a result of the procurement process, and will not be liable for any of the bidders' costs in submitting a bid.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Modelling/analysis to provide insights to:

— Incremental visits driven by marketing investment;

— Efficient lines of investment;

— Comparison across a number of media lines from a single model;

— Quantification of external factors;

— Phasing and weight of investment across both media mix and time of year;

— Forecasting, business simulation, budget optimisation and other techniques.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

The Money Advice Service reserves the right not to award some or any Lot(s) or contracts as a result of the procurement process, and will not be liable for any of the bidders' costs in submitting a bid.