Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Preston College
Fulwood Campus, St Vincents Road
For the attention of: Louise Ashcroft
PR2 8UR Preston
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1772225192
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +44 1772225200
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.preston.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/fe/aspx/Home
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityEducation
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Media Buying.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 13: Advertising services
NUTS code UKD
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Preston College are currently out to tender for the provision of Media Buying.
Preston College is seeking to appoint a company or companies to advice,plan book and review media campaigns promoting Preston"s College Services. The College currently uses a variety of external suppliers to help in placing advertising and buying at best price. Advertising is mainly across print (some local newspapers and some specialist press), web dvertising, local radio and outdoor primarily bus sides. The tender is split in to 4 lots and tenders may be submitted for one or more lots. The length of the contract is for 48 months the initial contract will be for 24 months with 2 options to extend for a further 12 months.
The selection process will consist of, a Pre Qualification Stage (PQQ) followed by the issuising of an Invitation to tender (ITT) to those suppliers shortlisted.
Deadline for submission of PQQ tender documents will be the 10.8.2015.
Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.
Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
Via the in-tend portal:- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/fe/aspx/Home
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)79340000, 92210000, 79342000, 79341000, 79341400
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)LotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Between 250 000 and 800 000. Preston College gives no guarantee of quantities.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000 and 800 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of these options: The contract will be awarded for an initial 24 months with an option to extend for 2 further 12 month periods.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 2
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion Starting 1.11.2015. Completion 31.10.2019
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Radio Advertising1)Short description
Preston College is seeking to appoint a company to advice, plan, book and review media campaigns promoting Preston"s College services in respect of radio advertising.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)79341000, 92210000, 79340000, 79342000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Outdoor Advertising1)Short description
Preston College is seeking to appoint a company to advice, plan, book and review media campaigns promoting Preston"s College services in respect of Outdoor advertising.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)79341000, 79342000, 79340000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: Print Advertising1)Short description
Preston College is seeking to appoint a company to advice, plan, book and review media campaigns promoting Preston"s College services in respect of Print advertising.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)79341000, 79340000, 79342000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: Digital/Online Advertising1)Short description
Preston College is seeking to appoint a company to advice, plan, book and review media campaigns promoting Preston"s College services in respect of Digital/Online advertising.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)79341000, 79340000, 79342000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular professionExecution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the serviceLegal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
MEDIA001
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractno
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive documentPayable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate10.8.2015 - 10:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:1.7.2015