Published date: 13 September 2017

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


Closing: 19 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Advertising and marketing services - 79340000

Location of contract

East of England, South East, South West

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

NCCT41355

Published date

13 September 2017

Closing date

19 July 2017

Contract start date

16 August 2017

Contract end date

1 September 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Norfolk County Council is the Managing Authority for the INTERREG VA France (Channel) England (FCE) programme. The FCE programme is an example of European Territorial Cooperation programme which aims to fund high quality economic development projects on either side of the English Channel.

The council sought to buy marketing services to encourage project applications to the Programme in both France and the UK. Marketing will be undertaken for a year from September 2017 and work will be undertaken through the entire programme area.

The procurement is related to a programme financed by European Union funds; the Interreg France (Channel) England programme funded through ERDF funds by the European Commission.

A map of the programme area can be found at: https://interreg5a-fce.eu/en/programme/eligible-area/

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Marketing Services for the France (Channel) England Programme

  • Opportunity
  • Published 22 June 2017

Links

Additional text

Norfolk County Council incorporated a voluntary standstill period at the point information on the proposed award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Award information

Awarded date

1 August 2017

Contract start date

16 August 2017

Contract end date

15 August 2018

Total value of contract

£46,058

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Pier Marketing Ltd

Address

Unit 10, Summit Business Park
Langer Road
Felixstowe
IP11 2JB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

The value of the contract does not include any repetition of marketing activities during the contract term if they are particularly successful. The original indicative budget of 110 000 EUR is to cover all activities undertaken, included repeated activities. Please note that the awarded contract value is in Euros, not Sterling.

About the buyer

Address

County Hall, Martineau lane
Norwich
NR1 2DH
England

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home