Published date: 15 May 2018

Last edited date: 15 May 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 5 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£26,000

Procurement reference

SEFT001-DN169316-82504377

Published date

15 May 2018

Closing date

5 July 2016

Contract start date

15 August 2016

Contract end date

15 August 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Sefton Council's Tourism Department is looking for a suitable Media Buyer to negotiate and manage radio air time, media partnerships and other advertising opportunities.

Below are examples of the type of campaigns you will be sourcing. We are asking you to submit costs based on the below information (please note these are not final briefs but for the purpose of the tender only). All of the costs should include production.

Length, type and quantity of the campaigns will vary year on year in line with budget constraints and marketing evaluations.

We are asking for a media specific knowledge and experience of the leisure and tourism sector - an understanding of the industry would ensure that the right media is sourced.

Summer/ Autumn Campaign:
• Regional radio advertising campaign (broadly the Granada TV broadcast area) to promote Southport as a short break / day trip destination for families and couples during the key weeks of the summer season.
• The campaign will run for approximately 7 weeks.
• The campaign should consist of 30 second spot.
• There will be 2 variants, one aimed at couples with a short break theme, the other aimed at families with children and will have more of a mix between the day trip and short break market.

Budget -maximum £15,000.00 for this procurement and any bid received that exceeds this amount will be removed from consideration.



Southport Air Show and British Musical Fireworks Media Partnership:
The partnership should be targeted to deliver the message of each event in the North West region The audience for each event is appended with this document.

The Media Partnership should include:
• Airtime and online promotion with giveaway
• Promotional trails 2 weeks in the lead up to each event.
• Presenter talk ups
• Digital enhanced page on website for at least 2 weeks and to include including Data
Capture & Mixed Display.
• Mixed display ads on the website to run until each event - impressions need to be estimated with submission.
• Buy tickets Iframe on website.
• Branding on site for the station at each event

Budget -maximum £14,000.00 for this procurement and any bid received that exceeds this amount will be removed from consideration.



Southport Air Show and British Musical Fireworks Radio Advertising Campaign
In addition to the above media partnership, each event also requires a advertising campaign in the Granada region.

• The advertising campaign for the Southport Air Show will run for 2 weeks.
• The campaign should consist of either a 20 second spot for the Friday Night Flying and a 20 second spot for the weekend event. OR an all encompassing advert which will be a 20 second spot closely followed by a 10 second spot - which ever meets the given budget.

Budget -maximum £12,000.00 for this procurement and any bid received that exceeds this amount will be removed from consideration.


Award information

Awarded date

22 July 2016

Contract start date

25 July 2016

Contract end date

28 June 2019

Total value of contract

£123,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Marvel At Everything

Address

PR7 7JN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Brenda Hester

Address

7th Floor Merton House
Stanley Road
Bootle
L203UU
UK

Telephone

+44 1519344280

Email

brenda.hester@sefton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.sefton.gov.uk/