Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The minister of the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor The Capital
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ww.gov.uk/ccs
Address of the buyer profile: https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk
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 Buying
Reference number: RM6003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79341000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Framework Agreement will provide central government (and the wider public sector) with a new, open and transparent approach for the media buying agency, to provide the best possible outcomes for communication campaigns whilst providing value for the taxpayer.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
800 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79341400
92200000
92220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Framework Agreement will provide central government (and the wider public sector) with a new, open and transparent approach for the media buying agency, to provide the best possible outcomes for communication campaigns whilst providing value for the taxpayer. The successful media buying agency will provide excellent customer service, as well as delivering value for money. They will work in partnership with media buying agencies to deliver the media buying aspect of fully integrated campaigns for government.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Price
/ Weighting:
10
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:
2018/S 031-067788
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 1
Title: Media Buying
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/05/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Manning Gottleib OMD
85 Strand
London
WC2R 0DW
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:
: 800 000 000.00
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:
Number of tenders received from SMEs: (SME – as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC): 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The value provided in Section II1.7 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this Commercial Agreement. As part of this Contract Award Notice, the following documents can be accessed at;
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b40d897d-5b25-47b7-9871-f297df9328da
1) Redacted Commercial Agreement
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial
9th Floor The Capital
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/06/2018