Awarded contract

Procurement for the provision of a Corporate External Advertising Agency (Inc. Public and Statutory Notices)

Details

Buyer: Reading Borough Council
Supplier(s): PEOPLESCOUT LIMITED
Value: £175,000
Topic: Advertising and marketing services
Published: 19 September 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Reading Borough Council are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Corporate Advertising Services - The Council requires a suitable media agency to place a range of advertisements, including public and statutory notices in national and local press or other suitable solutions. It is seeking a media agency that can provide support and guidance to our staff in preparing media for advertisements, liaising with advertisers and sourcing best value for money for each advertisement placed with an appropriate newspaper group or other (digital) advertising organisation.Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website by selecting the View Details button for the project.Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 30 October 2023 14.00 - Note - this is the closing date for ten Lot 1: Reading Borough Council are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Corporate Advertising Services - The Council requires a suitable media agency to place a range of advertisements, including public and statutory notices in national and local press or other suitable solutions. It is seeking a media agency that can provide support and guidance to our staff in preparing media for advertisements, liaising with advertisers and sourcing best value for money for each advertisement placed with an appropriate newspaper group or other (digital) advertising organisation.Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website by selecting the View Details button for the project.Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 30 October 2023 14.00 - Note - this is the closing date for ten

Timeline

Completed: Award published19 September 2024
Current notice
Completed: Award date19 September 2024

About the buyer

Reading Borough Council is a local authority for the town of Reading, and suppliers register free on its In-tend portal to view and bid for opportunities. Certain contracts advertised under the Procurement Act 2023 also require a free Find a Tender account. Smaller-value opportunities appear on Contracts Finder alongside the council's own listings. Much of this procurement runs through frameworks or dynamic markets. Suppliers can become pre-approved to compete as opportunities arise. Bids are evaluated on quality and cost, with feedback offered to unsuccessful suppliers. Tender and contract details are published quarterly under the local government transparency code.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Reading Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

79340000 · Advertising and marketing services
79341000 · Advertising services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@reading-borough-council.gov