Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
VisitScotland
Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive
Edinburgh
EH6 6JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1314722222
E-mail: campbell.forsyth@visitscotland.com
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.visitscotland.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00118
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Marketing/Tourist Board
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Reference number: VSEH18020
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72414000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
VisitScotland has appointed a suitably qualified provider of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72414000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
VisitScotland has appointed a suitably qualified contractor for the provision of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ 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
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 227-519539
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: VSEH18020
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Yard
10 Rutland Square
Edinburgh
EH1 2AS
UK
Telephone: +44 7891695788
NUTS: UKM75
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract amount stated is the maximum amount if all extensions and contingencies are fully exercised.
(SC Ref:584226)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VisitScotland
Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Drive
Edinburgh
EH6 6JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1314722222
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.visitscotland.org
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VisitScotland incorporated a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/05/2019