Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Downs National Park Authority
South Downs Centre, North Street
Midhurst
GU29 9DH
UK
Contact person: Hayley Madgwick
E-mail: hayley.madgwick@southdowns.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southdowns.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: National Park Authorities
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for Recruitment Advertising Services
Reference number: SD - 00000107
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To form a Framework Agreement with an agency for the provision of recruitment advertising services for National Park Authorities in the UK. Our aim is to appoint one agency to provide services that can be drawn upon by all of the UK’s 15 National Parks. To include print and online sources, including social media and other media services as required e.g. design. Sources may be national, local or specialist as required by the needs of each National Park and each specific recruitment.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To form a Framework Agreement with an agency for the provision of recruitment advertising services for National Park Authorities in the UK. Our aim is to appoint one agency to provide services that can be drawn upon by all of the UK’s 15 National Parks. To include print and online sources, including social media and other media services as required e.g. design. Sources may be national, local or specialist as required by the needs of each National Park and each specific recruitment.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Framework Agreement was to have been let by South Downs National Park Authority on behalf of a national body; National Parks UK. During the evaluation process, a decision was taken by National Park Authorities to wind up NPUK. It is therefore not possible to award the agreement in its current format. A new tender will be issued in the near future for recruitment advertising services.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
South Downs National Park Authority
Midhurst
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/02/2019