Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Commercial Service
The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9P
UK
Telephone: +44 3454102222
E-mail: muhammad.azarpay@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Media Monitoring and Associated Services
Reference number: RM6134
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS), as the authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of media monitoring and associated services to be utilised by central government departments, all other UK public sector bodies, including local authorities, health, police, fire and rescue, education and devolved administrations. It is intended that this commercial agreement will be the recommended vehicle for all media monitoring and associated services.
This agreement will be for the monitoring and analysis of media coverage to enable the evaluation of communications campaigns. Associated additional services will also be included.
This is the replacement commercial agreement for RM3708.
This framework will provide buyers with services for the monitoring of specified keywords and topics across multiple media types (including press, online, social and/or broadcast media), along with human-driven evaluation and analysis of the monitored media, as specified by individual buyers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22200000
72310000
79310000
79330000
79340000
79342000
92400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Crown Commercial Service, as the authority, has put in place an agreement for the provision of media monitoring and associated services for use by central government and all other UK public sector bodies. This commercial agreement shall be the recommended vehicle for all media monitoring and associated services required by UK Central Government Departments.
This framework has a single lot which will cover all media monitoring and associated services either through the mandatory core services provided or non-mandatory optional services, as requested by the buyers. The initial duration of the framework agreement is for 2 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 periods of 12 months at the authority's discretion.
Lot 1: Media Monitoring and Associated Services.
Lot 1 is for the provision of press, online, social media and broadcast monitoring, and human-driven evaluation and analysis of the monitored media.
Suppliers can also choose to provide the following optional services:
— automated evaluation of the monitored media,
— forward planning database,
— media contact database,
— social media monitoring and analysis tool,
— parliamentary monitoring.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ 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.1.3) 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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 020-044449
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: RM6134
Title: RM6134 Media Monitoring and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cision Group Ltd
5 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: RM6134
Title: RM6134 Media Monitoring and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Media Measurement
2 Water End Barns
Milton Keynes
MK17 9EA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: RM6134
Title: RM6134 Media Monitoring and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Precise Media Monitoring TA Kantar Media UK Ltd
3247942
1 Broadgate
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: RM6134
Title: RM6134 Media Monitoring and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Press Data
SC177530
9-10 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: RM6134
Title: RM6134 Media Monitoring and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Relx (UK) Ltd TA LexisNexis
2746621
30 Farringdon Street
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The value provided in Section II.1.5) is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this framework agreement.
As part of this contract notice the following documents can be accessed at:
1. Redacted Commercial Agreement
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d272787e-c519-469a-8247-5a901399d82b
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Minister of the Cabinet Office acting through the Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor, The Capital Building, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/07/2020