Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Westminster
101 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6XH
UK
Contact person: Alison Sylvestre
Telephone: +44 2079115000
E-mail: a.sylvestre@westminster.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westminster.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Media Planning and Buying Tender
Reference number: 20/09
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79340000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The scope of services is to provide a fully comprehensive media planning and buying services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
370 000.00
EUR/ Highest offer:
450 000.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79340000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Works will entail the following services
• Position the University and its services with target markets by developing relationships with key media groups. The emphasis of the strategy will be to maintain good understanding of the University, its programmes, initiatives and key objectives to enable ongoing identification of proactive opportunities for developing sponsorship, editorial and advertising opportunities and to provide ongoing review of the efficiency, coverage and return on investment.
• Give cost effective coverage, in relation to the budgets available.
• To help broaden the reach of the University and its services and grow them through effective use of advertising, media sponsorship and editorial improving the cost efficiency of our media buying.
• To provide consultancy and work closely with the University marketing team.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Standards
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Implementation
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Report and analysis
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 046-109683
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Media Planning and Buying Tender
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Education Cubed
Spaces, Mocatta House, Trafalgar Place
Brighton
BN1 4DU
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:
Lowest offer:
370 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
450 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Up to a maximum of four suppliers will be shortlisted for interview.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Westminster
101 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6XH
UK
Telephone: +20 79115000
E-mail: a.sylvestre@westminster.ac.uk
Fax: +20 79115144
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.westminster.ac.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Westminster
101 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6XH
UK
Telephone: +20 79115000
E-mail: a.sylvestre@westminster.ac.uk
Fax: +20 79115144
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.westminster.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/06/2020