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Promote Shetland Service 2022-2027

Shetland Islands Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Council wished to engage a service provider to develop, manage and coordinate a promotional service for Shetland to be known as Promote Shetland, for the period 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2027. The role of Promote Shetland was to: - Act as the vehicle to advice and support public authority, non-government organisations, private sector and educational stakeholders around a common vision for promoting Shetland as an attractive place to live, work, study, visit and invest. - Support the collaboration between all those involved in building a strong place brand and reputation for Shetland, particularly for quality, distinctiveness, authenticity and integrity. Promote Shetland will work in partnership with stakeholders to achieve a set of objectives. The aim of the Promote Shetland service is to build a strong place brand and positive reputation for Shetland as a place to live, work, study, visit and invest.

Awarded to

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NB Communication Ltd

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Contract value
£366k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Jan 2022
Award ID
000233-2025-ED/4/21-1
Status
active
Location
Lerwick, UKM66, ZE10LL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79342200 — Promotional services

Lots

  • The procurement procedure being followed for the Promote Shetland Service 2022 - 2027 was the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”).Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ED/4/21
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
8 Nov 2021, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
8 Nov 2021, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
8 Nov 2021, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
79342200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Promotional services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
- Three years accounts and business reports for the contracting entity; - Evidence of current Employer’s Liability Insurance to a minimum of 10,000,000 GBP and Public Liability Insurance to a minimum of 5,000,000 GBP respectively; - A current Bank Reference to a minimum of 400,000 GBP. The Council will carry out an Equifax check where a Bank Reference cannot be obtained and this will form part of the economic and financial evaluation of economic operators.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
- Evidence of same/similar supplies in the last three years

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The procurement procedure being followed for the Promote Shetland Service 2022 - 2027 was the Open Procedure in accordance with Regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”).

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM66
Entry 2
Region
UKM66

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79342200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Promotional services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1887
Name
Shetland Islands Council

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM66
Locality
Shetland
Postal Code
ZE1 0LZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 North Ness Business Park, Lerwick

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Shetland Islands Council

Contact

Name
Colin Black - Procurement Manager
Telephone
+44 1595744595
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-10309
Name
Lerwick Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Lerwick
Postal Code
ZE1 0HD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
King Erik Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Lerwick Sheriff Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1595693914
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-71681
Name
Shetland Islands Council

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM66
Locality
Lerwick, Shetland
Postal Code
ZE1 0LZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 North Ness Business Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Shetland Islands Council

Contact

Name
Graeme MacDonald - Procurement Manager
Telephone
+44 1595744595
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-134013
Name
NB Communication Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM66
Locality
Lerwick
Postal Code
ZE10LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Stewart Building, Esplanade

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
NB Communication Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
000233-2025-ED/4/21-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134013
Name
NB Communication Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000233-2025-ED/4/21-1
Status
active
Award ID
000233-2025-ED/4/21-1
Date Signed
20 Jan 2022, 00:00

Value

Amount
366,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lerwick, Shetland · UKM66 · ZE1 0LZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM66

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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