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ScotRail Trains Limited · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

ScotRail Trains Limited (ScotRail or SRT) are issuing this PQQ to create a single supplier framework for a prospective third party for media buying services to execute the annual marketing calendar, which includes national, local, and tactical campaigns. The proposed term of the framework is 2 years initially, with the option to extend for 3 further 12-month periods (2+1+1+1).

Awarded to

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Republic of Media

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Mar 2024
Award ID
019385-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UK, EH3 9QQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79340000 — Advertising and marketing services

Lots

  • ScotRail Trains Limited (ScotRail or SRT) are issuing this PQQ to create a single supplier framework for a prospective third party for media buying services to execute the annual marketing calendar, which includes national, local, and tactical campaigns. The proposed term of the framework is 2 years initially, with the option to extend for 3 further 12-month periods (2+1+1+1). ScotRail will be using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation for this tender. This procurement route allows the buying organisation to clarify bids with tenderers after their initial bid. The stages are listed below: 1. Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ, also called a Single Procurement Document / SPD): this is the ‘Selection Stage’. Any bidder may submit a PQQ. Bidders submit their PQQ and are evaluated against the selection criteria. It is envisaged that 2 - 5 of the highest scoring Suppliers will be taken through to the Initial Tender stage. 2. Initial Tender (Invitation To Negotiate / ITN): the shortlisted suppliers are requested to submit their initial tender. These are evaluated against the Award Criteria stated in Section 6 of this document. 3. Evaluation: after the evaluation of initial tenders (ITN), ScotRail may decide to award the framework or alternatively, we may negotiate on an equal treatment basis with the bidders. 4. Negotiation: there may be multiple stages of negotiation and we may conduct these in successive stages, reducing the number of bidders per round. We will then inform the remaining bidders when we decide to conclude the negotiations and set a common deadline to submit any new or revised tenders. At the end of this process (which may include a best and final offers stage) we propose to award the contract to the supplier with the most economically advantageous tender using the award criteria in the ITT document.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
SR395
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
ScotRail Trains Limited (ScotRail or SRT) are issuing this PQQ to create a single supplier framework for a prospective third party for media buying services to execute the annual marketing calendar, which includes national, local, and tactical campaigns. The proposed term of the framework is 2 years initially, with the option to extend for 3 further 12-month periods (2+1+1+1). ScotRail will be using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation for this tender. This procurement route allows the buying organisation to clarify bids with tenderers after their initial bid. The stages are listed below: 1. Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ, also called a Single Procurement Document / SPD): this is the ‘Selection Stage’. Any bidder may submit a PQQ. Bidders submit their PQQ and are evaluated against the selection criteria. It is envisaged that 2 - 5 of the highest scoring Suppliers will be taken through to the Initial Tender stage. 2. Initial Tender (Invitation To Negotiate / ITN): the shortlisted suppliers are requested to submit their initial tender. These are evaluated against the Award Criteria stated in Section 6 of this document. 3. Evaluation: after the evaluation of initial tenders (ITN), ScotRail may decide to award the framework or alternatively, we may negotiate on an equal treatment basis with the bidders. 4. Negotiation: there may be multiple stages of negotiation and we may conduct these in successive stages, reducing the number of bidders per round. We will then inform the remaining bidders when we decide to conclude the negotiations and set a common deadline to submit any new or revised tenders. At the end of this process (which may include a best and final offers stage) we propose to award the contract to the supplier with the most economically advantageous tender using the award criteria in the ITT document.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79340000
Description
Advertising and marketing services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Delivery Location

Description
Central Belt - Scotland

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ScotRail Trains Limited
Id
GB-FTS-109661

Identifier

Legal Name
ScotRail Trains Limited

Address

Street Address
Atrium Court
Locality
Glasgow
Region
UKM
Postal Code
G2 6HQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Id
RAILWAY_SERVICES
Description
Railway services
Organisation 2
Name
Republic of Media
Id
GB-FTS-112996

Identifier

Legal Name
Republic of Media

Address

Street Address
2nd Floor South, Nova House, 3 Ponton Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UK
Postal Code
EH3 9QQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-10727

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Court

Address

Locality
Glasgow
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
019385-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-112996
Name
Republic of Media

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
019385-2026-1
Award ID
019385-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
25 Mar 2024, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glasgow · UKM · G2 6HQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 019385-2026award, contract ·