Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Solent University
East Park Terrace
SOUTHAMPTON
SO140YN
UK
Contact person: Mandy Stephens
Telephone: +44 2382013402
E-mail: finance.procurement@solent.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.solent.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
Marketing and Brand Strategy and Media Buying Agency
Reference number: 20/ER/01
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79342000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contracts have been awarded for:
Marketing & brand strategy agency (Lot 1)
Media Buying Agency (Lot 2)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
478 700.57
GBP/ Highest offer:
536 865.02
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Marketing and Brand Strategy Agency
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Initial term 2 years plus option to extend for 3 x 1 year periods.
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
Value over the life of the contract including extensions is anticipated to be in the region of between £500k and £1m.
Evaluation pricing was based on scenarios rather than the overall potential contract value due to the nature of the contract, no guaranteed level of spend.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Media Buying Agency
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Media Buying Agency
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Initial term 2 years plus option to extend for 3 x 1 year periods.
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
Value over the life of the contract including extensions is anticipated to be in the region of between £4.5m and £7.5m.
Evaluation pricing was based on scenarios rather than the overall potential contract value due to the nature of the contract, no guaranteed level of spend.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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:
2021/S 000-005373
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 20/ER/01
Title: Marketing and Brand Strategy Agency
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/09/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PS London Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
21 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
58 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 20/ER/01 Lot 2
Title: Media Buying
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/08/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Havas People Limited
Maidstone
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
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:
457 750.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
478 865.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note the lowest and highest offers taken into consideration were based on scenarios rather than the overall potential contract value due to the nature of the contract, no guaranteed level of spend.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Solent University
East Park Terrace
Southampton
SO140YN
UK
Telephone: +44 2382013402
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/10/2021